Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, 1937-1973, of Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. of Williamsburg and Alexandria, Virginia, and while stationed at Pearl Harbor, San Francisco and Norfolk, Virginia. The papers are both personal and professional. The collection contains material concerning World War II Operations TORCH (North Africa), BIGOT-HUSKY, AVALANCHE (Salerno), NEPTUNE-OVERLORD, and as well as the Army-Navy joint agreement on Normandy. Also includes material pertaining to his work with the USO, the Naval War...

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Contains information on the Salerno amphibious operations for U.S. Army divisions. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt and Admiral of the Fleet A.B. Cunningham.

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Contains information concerning Salerno operations, OP order K-43, operation Avalanche.

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Contains information on Salerno plan, Operation [?] AVice AdmiralLANCHE, OP-plan #7-43 of the Western Task Force. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt.

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Contains ComPhib Grp 12, attack order no A1202-45.

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Contains information on the Beach Battalion of 1947.  Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Rear Admiral A.D. Struble, Lieutenant General A.H. Turnage, and Admiral D.C. Ramsey.

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Contains information of AMPHIBS, 1947-1948. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Admiral D.C. Ramsey, Admiral L.F. Reifsnider, Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt, Admiral L.S. Sabin, Rear Admiral A.D. Struble.

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Contains information on operations for plan no. A-42, May 1951. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and Major General G.S. Patton, Junior.