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Farewell Tour July 1974, Headquarters, Republic of Korea

Scrapbook Item Number: 2718scrapbook1582
Pages
26
Media Type
Scrapbook
Physical Location
Stacks D123.0
Language(s)
English Korean
Dates
Creation: July 1974
General Note
Contains photographs and newspaper clippings from General Knowles' final weeks in Korea in 1974. Knowles is shown receiving the Distinguished Service Medal, awarded for his time in Korea as the Commanding General of I Corps (ROK/US) Group and Deputy Commanding General of the Eighth Army. Most of the photographs show General Knowles conversing and shaking hands with various dignitaries and senior military officers from the Republic of Korea - including Minister of National Defense Suh Jyong Chul, General Han Shin, General Ro Jae Hyun, Vice Admiral Hwang Chong Yon, General Ock Man Ho, General Choi Se In, General Bak Won Kun, General Kim Il Hwan, Dr Shim Moon Taik, and others.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2718scrapbook1582

Citation
Farewell Tour July 1974, Headquarters, Republic of Korea, 2718scrapbook1582. July 1974, Richard T. Knowles Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2718scrapbook1582, Accessed 12 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
2718scrapbook1582, Richard T. Knowles Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 03 Aug 2017 [Updated: 21 Jul 2021]