Two Photocopied Letters from North Dakota Governor John Moses: 1942-1942

Colonel Arthur Clifford Timboe was born on January 21, 1907, in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He served the North Dakota National Guard from 1925 to 1941 when he was called to active duty in the United States Army on February 10. Timboe saw combat in World War II with the 164^th Infantry, part of the famous Americal Division. He commanded the 2^nd Battalion in the battle for Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, from October 24 to 26, 1942. Following World War II, Timboe served at the Army Ground General School in Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago. Colonel Timboe served the United States Army as a Public Information Officer of the Korean Communication Zone during the Korean War. He was stationed in Korea from December 1953 to April 1954 acting in this capacity with such astonishing efficiency that he eventually was awarded the Legion of Merit award, the second highest military award for meritorious service. He was awarded this medal for Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Public Information Officer of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission at Panmenjon and Munsan-ni. Arthur and Catherine Timboe had three children: Gay, Mary Frances, and Arthur Richard. Colonel Arthur Clifford Timboe died on June 24, 1996, in San Francisco, California. He is buried in San Francisco National Cemetery. The collection is primarily a visual one, consisting of over 270 photographs and 98 color slides. Paper records include official copies of the Armistice Agreement Vol. 1 and its Supplement. Both documents date from July 1953, and were made between the United Nations Command, the Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, and the Commander of the Chinese Peoples Volunteers. The armistice ended the Korean War on July 27, 1953. Other documents in the collection include newspaper clippings, correspondence, and two maps. One of the Public Information Offices main modes of communication during the Korean War was through photographs. This is reflected in the collection by the abundance of both official US Army photographs and impromptu snapshots. The collection begins with several individual portraits of Timboe, as well as other photographs of him posing with military personnel, as well as with Korean civilians and children. Several of the photographs with children were taken during Christmas, and depict Timboe distributing toys. There are many photographs depicting the nature of day-to-day life in Korea. These include pictures of Korean children playing, as well as Korean civilians working in rice fields or at a local marketplace. Korean buildings and structures are also depicted, including a temple, government building, and several street scenes. On a somber note, some of these photographs depict a Korean Leper Colony. Also included are photographs of military buildings and structures: barracks, tents, and officers homes to name a few. Military equipment, in the form of helicopters and tanks, are included as well. There are also official photographs depicting military recreational and business activities: ceremonies, marches, and special visits from dignitaries, including Vice-President Richard Nixon, and H. Alexander Smith, Republican Senator from New Jersey. These are snapshots that show American soldiers in recreational settings: either gathering together showcasing game they’ve hunted or strolling through a military base. There are also several photographs of a special Christmas U.S.O. show with stateside entertainers who performed for the troops. There are also many photographs of prisoners of war (POW). These include South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese prisoners. There are also photographs of Anti-Communist North Korean prisoners, who were fighting with the South Koreans. A significant number of the POW photographs depict prisoner exchanges between North Korea and the United Nations Command. In addition, there is also one album of photographs from the Korean War. Many pictures in the album are duplicates of the other photographs in the collection. The material was deposited by Arthur Timboe's daughter, Mary Fran Riggs, Encitas, California, on March 20, 2001 (Acc. #2001-2510). 274 photographs were separated and added to the Photograph File Cabinets. 1278-167 to 1278-179 Individual Portraits of Timboe 1278-180 to 1278-191 Group Photographs Including Timboe 1278-192 to 1278-199 Timboe with Korean civilians 1278-201 to 1278-209, 309 Korean Leper Colony 1278-210 to 1278-220, 292 Korean Children 1278-221 to 1278-241 Korean civilians 1278-242 to 1278-251 Korean buildings 1278-252 to 1278-276 U.S. Military Buildings and Structures 1278-277 to 1278-294 Col. Timboe with Military Personnel or Dignitaries 1278-295 to 1278-308 Various U.S. Military 1278-310 to 1278-321 More U.S. Military: Dwellings, Tents, Streets 1278-322 to 1278-326 Col Timboe with U.S. Military Personnel/Official and Snapshots 1278-327 to 1278-354 Prisoners of War (POW): South Korean, North Korean, Anti- Communist North Korean, Chinese 1278-355 to 1278-369 U.S.-Korean Military Personnel/Dignitaries 1278-370 to 1278-381 Large Snapshot, Military Personnel/Dignitaries, Ike, Nixon, Armistice Commission 1278-382 to 1278-395 Military Vehicles-Helicopters 1278-396 to 1278-402 U.S.O. Christmas Show 1278-403 to 1278-412 Miscellaneous Military Personnel 1278-413 to 1278-418 Displaced Korean Civilians 1278-428 to 1278-433 Korean Cityscapes and Landscapes 1278-419 to 1278-441 Miscellaneous Two maps were separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinet in Oversize File #10: 1. Stars and Stripes Map of the War (undated, but of the Korean War) 2. U.S. Air Force Air Navigation Chart, Korea and Honshu: 1953