Content Description From the Collection: The John W. Allen World War II Collection consists of visual, textual and audiovisual materials documenting Allen's military service as a navigator during the war. Photographic slides documenting the 401st Bomb Squadron's missions from England make up the majority of the collection.The bulk of the collection consists of 185 35mm color photographic slides taken, for the most part, by Allen during his military service. Twelve slides are informal portraits of Allen during his training...

Contents of the Collection From the Collection: The Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection documents fighter pilot and ace Ralph Wandrey's World War II service as well as activities associated to his veteran status, from 1935-2009. A smaller amount of material is personal in nature. Types of material include military records, a pilot's log, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pamphlets, personal and educational records and clippings, among others. The collection has been arranged into three main series: Military Service, Veteran...