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United States. Naval Reserve

 Organization

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Clarence A. Borley U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-07-20
Abstract

Clarence A. Borley (1924-2019) was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and ace. The collection documents Borley's 36-year military career as a pilot and fighter ace in the U.S. Navy and consists of textual, visual and audiovisual materials and primarily dates from 1942 to 1968, with some later dates and a small amount of personal materials.

Dates: 1942-1999, 2015; Majority of material found within 1942-1968

Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-09-04-A
Contents of the Collection The Henry B. Christensen World War II Collection is comprised of items primarily related to the World War II military service of United States Navy pilot Henry B. Christensen. The collection contains military records, personnel documents, a pilot's log book and a small amount of black-and-white photographs.There are various identification cards and licenses, including a Naval Aviation Pilot license with a portrait of Christensen, several officer's mess cards, a ribbon...
Dates: 1940-1948

Stanley J. Dec Naval Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-06-02
Abstract

Stanley Joseph Dec (1920-) was born in Raymond, Washington. After attending flight school in Iowa, Dec joined the military and served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains documents, logs, and publications documenting the training and military career of World War II U. S. Navy Ensign Stanley J. Dec.

Dates: 1942-1953

Gordon Highfill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-04-17
Abstract

Gordon Highfill served as a pilot for the United States Navy during World War II and in the Naval Reserves during the 1950s-1960s. The collection contains military records, a Naval Reservist newsletter, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain check list, and three (3) pilot log books from his service.

Dates: 1943-1962

John E. Leach World War II Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1992-04-06
Contents of the Collection The John E. Leach World War II Collection contains a logbook and photographs related to Leach's World War II service in the U.S. Navy. The Aviators Flight Log Book notes Leach's hours logged from flight training to his patrols to various islands in the Pacific theater of World War II. The logbook also contains small photos of aircraft, cards for Leach's naval training certifications, flight equipment record cards, and a requisition form to replace stolen equipment....
Dates: Circa 1940-1946

Frank C. Leigh World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-02-09
Overview

The collection contains items relating to Frank C. Leigh's time serving with the United States Navy as a signalman, specifically on the USS Chenango during World War II.

Dates: 1942-1946

Elvin L. Lindsay World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-09-14
Abstract

Elvin L. Lindsay (1920-1999) was born in Potlach, Idaho and served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, earning Ace status in 1944. The collection contains four (4) log books, a scrapbook, a small amount of ephemera, and photographs documenting Lindsay's wartime career.

Dates: 1939-1947, 1978

Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-03-03
Contents of the Collection The Albert Fulton Moorehead World War II Collection primarily relates to the World War II service of pilot Albert Fulton Moorehead, who served with the United States Naval Reserve Patrol Bombing Squadron 136. The collection contains approximately 130 photographs depicting locations in Alaska during the war, military personnel, activities, and aircraft. Additional materials include a pilot's log book, a typed "Personal History of VPB-136" by Robert R. Larson, military records...
Dates: 1941-1945

Additional filters:

Subject
logs (records) 7
photographic prints 6
certificates 5
correspondence 5
Air pilots, Military 4
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 4
military records 4
printed ephemera 4
Aircraft carriers 3
clippings (information artifacts) 3
identity cards 3
orders (military records) 3
Fighter pilots 2
Grumman F6F Hellcat Family 2
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (Tex.) 2
Seattle (Wash.) 2
Vultee SNV-1 Valiant 2
newsletters 2
Aces (Fighter pilots) 1
Aerial photography 1
Aids to air navigation 1
Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 1
Aircraft carriers -- Flight decks 1
Airplanes, Military 1
Alameda Naval Air Station (Calif.) 1
Alaska 1
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) 1
Bombing, Aerial 1
California 1
China 1
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 1
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 1
Douglas SBD Dauntless Family 1
Florida 1
General Motors (Eastern) FM-2 Wildcat 1
Grumman F4F Wildcat Family 1
Grumman J2F-2 Duck 1
Iowa 1
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 1
Kindley Air Force Base (Bermuda) 1
Kodiak Island (Alaska) 1
Legion of Merit (Military decoration) 1
Manila (Philippines) 1
Marshall Islands 1
Military decorations 1
Military education 1
Missouri 1
Naval Air Station (Miramar, Calif.) 1
Naval Air Station Memphis (Tenn.) 1
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 1
Naval Station Puget Sound (Wash.) 1
Navigation (Aeronautics) 1
North American AT-6 Texan Family 1
North American SNJ Texan Family 1
Palau 1
Paper money 1
San Francisco (Calif.) 1
Ships 1
Signals and signaling 1
Submarines (Ships) 1
United States -- Armed Forces -- Insignia 1
Vought O2U Corsair Family 1
Washington (State) 1
aerial photographs 1
aeronautical charts 1
cartoons (humorous images) 1
comic books 1
decals 1
diplomas 1
drawings (visual works) 1
instructional materials 1
leaflets (printed works) 1
maps (documents) 1
memorandums 1
napkins (culinary textile) 1
navigation charts 1
negatives (photographs) 1
personnel records 1
phonograph records 1
photocopies 1
receipts (financial records) 1
scrapbooks 1
short snorter 1
technical reports 1
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