Descriptive Summary
Military Order of the World Wars (Austin
Chapter)
Military Order of the World Wars (Austin
Chapter) Records
1941-1945,
1960-1986
Materials are written in English.
84-240; 85-003; 85-045; 85-258; 86-039; 87-116
ca. 6 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Military Order of the World Wars
is a nonpartisan organization, established in 1919 as a means for officers of all
military branches and services to come together to promote patriotic behavior,
national security, good citizenship, and service to the United States. The records
contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographies, photographs, a videotape,
oral histories on cassette tapes, rosters, resolutions, press releases, and printed
material, pertaining to the activities of the Austin chapter of the Military Order
of the World Wars, especially the development of the Austin Vietnam War Memorial in
Waterloo Park.
Biographical Sketch
The Military Order of the World Wars is a nonpartisan organization, established in
1919 as a means for officers of all military branches and services to come together
to promote patriotic behavior, national security, good citizenship, and service to
the United States. The Austin chapter of the association received a charter in July
1972. The branch adopted the national preamble to the Constitution of the Order,
which includes such tenets as cherishing the memories of World Wars, promoting
patriotic education and love of country and flag, and fostering good relations among
all branches of the armed forces.
Source: The Military Order of the World Wars Austin
Chapter. About MOWW.
http://www.main.org/mowwaustin/About.htm (accessed August 17, 2010).
Scope and Contents
The Military Order of the World Wars (Austin Chapter) Records, 1960-1986, contain
correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographies, photographs, a videotape, oral
histories on cassette tapes, rosters, resolutions, press releases, and printed
material, pertaining to the activities of the Austin chapter of the Military Order
of the World Wars, especially the development of the Austin Vietnam War Memorial in
Waterloo Park. Additionally, the records relate to the Beirut Memorial, conventions
and other organization activities, and to U. S. Forces in Australia in 1941 and
1942. The collection contains a videotape of Colonel Mark Muller and Lt. Colonel
Bobb Glenn regarding World War II events in the Southwest Pacific in December 1941
as well as oral history cassette tapes, including Colonel Lawson W. Magruder, Jr.’s
account of the Korean War Experience of 1950-1951. Furthermore, the records contain
a biographical data sheet of Colonel Robert O. Viterna as well as his oral history
giving an anecdote on a grenade launcher.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988
Magruder, Lawson W.
Muller, Mark
Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988
Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988
Subjects (Organizations)
Military Order of the World Wars. Austin
Chapter--Archives.
Subjects
Korean War, 1950-1953
Oral histories--Texas
United States--Military relations
Veterans--Texas
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War Memorial (Austin, Tex.)
World War, 1939-1945
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
Military Order of the World Wars (Austin Chapter) Records, 1941-1945, 1960-1986,
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Ephemera Collection.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lawrence A. Landis, May 1986. Subsequent revisions
were made by Alison Beck, May 1987.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3U240
Records, 1960-1986
3U241
Records, 1941-1942, 1976-1985
3S99
Photo album, 1983-1984
3S99
Photographs
3S140
Oversize documents:
3S140
Reprint of Austin American-Statesman article
3S140
Vietnam War Memorial advertisement
3S164
Photo album, 1981-1982
2.116/OD1286
Blueprints of Vietnam Memorial in Waterloo Park,
1980
3Y102-3Y103
Photographs:
3Y102-3Y103
Various chapter activities
3Y102-3Y103
Memorial Day services
3Y202
Videotape of Col. Mark Muller and Lt. Col. Bobb Glenn regarding
World War II events in the Southwest Pacific in December 1941,
undated
2X22
Oral histories:
2X22
Korean War Experience 1950-51:
Lawson W. Magruder, Jr., Colonel, United States Army, Retired,
undated
2X22
Robert O. Viterna, Col. USA rdt., Anecdote on grenade launcher,
undated
2X22
Recollections of Col. A. J. Jones,
1943-1945
2X22
Lt. Col. Richard W. Sinz
2X22
H. L. Com. TDR,
April 28, 1986