Armistead M. Leggett Memoir

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Armistead M. Leggett Memoir, Ms2009-089, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Leggett, Armistead M.
Abstract:
The collection contains a memoir written by Armistead M. Leggett to his children about his service in the United States Army during World War II. Leggett grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering from Virginia Tech in 1951.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Armistead M. Leggett Memoir, Ms2009-089, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

A memoir written by Armistead M. Leggett addressed to his children telling the story of his service in the United States Army during World War II. The memoir also includes an account of a trip Leggett took in 1992 with his wife and son to tour the areas of Europe where he served during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Armistead M. Leggett grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17 in the Army Specialized Training Reserve Program. He attended training at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before being transferred to Fort McClellan for further training. Leggett was sent overseas to fight with the 70th infantry division in the Alsace region of southern France. Leggett served on the front lines and gives accounts of several battles including the Battle of Wingen sur Moder. After the war, Leggett attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1951.

Acquisition information:
The Armistead M. Leggett Memoir was donated to Special Collections in 2007.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Armistead M. Leggett Memoir was completed in June 2009.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Students and alumni
World War, 1939-1945