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George E. Adams Jr. World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-03-15
Abstract

Collection of materials related to the military service of Second Lieutenant George E. Adams Jr., who served as a reconnaissance pilot in World War II.

Dates: circa 1943 to 1945

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract

Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.

Dates: 1917-1946

Abraham J. Artig World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-11
Overview

The A.J. Artig World War II Collection relates to A.J. Artig's service in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 Marauder pilot.

Dates: 1943-2010

Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-08-09
Contents of the Collection The Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection is comprised of photographs and various textual materials, including military records, orrders, certificates, and correspondence, primarily related to the World War II experience of Lewis Paul Bowers, a flight navigator on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator ("Rude Nude") of the 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force. There are also some items related to post-war activities as well as personal and family materials. The bulk of the collection...
Dates: 1932-2012; Majority of material found within 1942-1946

Frank D. Browning World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-05-04
Contents of the Collection The Frank D. Browning World War II Collection pertains to Browning's service as a navigator and bombardier with the 490th Bomb Squadron in the China India Burma Theater during World War II. Most of the items are dated 1942-1947, with some later dates. Materials include military records, including Browning's military business cards and a conduct guidelines sheet; a partially filled notebook, maps of China and select United States cities, photocopies of clippings and printed ephemera likely...
Dates: 1942-1947, 1952-1953, 1983, 1994-1999

Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-138
Content Description The Dodge H. Dean World War II Collection consists primarily of training materials from Dean's service with both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Training materials from Dean's time with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from about 1937-1942 make up the bulk of the collection. Included are printed lecture outlines and printed notes on a variety of topics such as airframes; airmanship; airways regulations; armament; engines;...
Dates: 1937-1950

Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1992-07-29
Contents of the Collection The Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection is a small collection that contains primarily textual materials relating to Gjefle's World War II experience, circa 1942-1945. The materials were collected by Gjefle, who served as a pilot in the China-Burma theater during the war. Materials include a 1943 Enlisted Man's pass and a 1942 physical fitness record card for Gjefle, as well as 1944 graduation invites for Class 44-D from Marfa Army Air Force Pilot School at Marfa Army Air Field, Texas....
Dates: circa 1942-1945

Donald G. Hamlin World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 1991-10-02
Contents of the Collection The Donald G. Hamlin World War II Collection is a relatively small collection and is comprised of textual materials that primarily relate to the World War II military service of Donald G. Hamlin, a pilot with the United States Army Air Forces. It also includes a small amount of post-World War II material related to Hamlin's Air Force reserve service. World War II-era materials, dated 1943-1945, include Hamlin's medical records, his 1943-1944 pilot logbook and flight records, an...
Dates: 1943-1956

James H. Howard Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-10-01
Contents of the Collection The James H. Howard Fighter Ace Collection contains textual, photographic, and audiovisual materials in support of James H. Howard's Medal of Honor awarded in June 1944. Materials include military records, clippings, and photographs, among others. Due to the collection's small size, it has been arranged alphabetically. Howard was awarded the Medal of Honor in June 1944 for actions taken on January 11, 1944, the only fighter pilot in the European Theater to earn the distinction....
Dates: 1944-1994; Majority of material found in 1944

Lawrence W. Jensen World War II Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-03-18
Content Description The Lawrence W. Jensen World War II Collection documents the bombing missions Jensen completed in 1944-11945 over Germany during his service as a B-17 pilot during World War II. The collection consists of mission summaries for each of his bombing runs with the 95th bomb group, as well as London edition issues of the Stars and Stripes newspaper corresponding to the dates of the missions. The mission summaries, known familiarly as...
Dates: 1944 October 3 - 1945 April 6

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 3
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membership cards 2
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newspapers 2
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Aerial reconnaissance 1
Aichi B7A Ryusei (Shooting Star) Grace (Navy Exp. 16-Shi Carrier Attack Bomber) 1
Aids to air navigation 1
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Air pilots -- Licenses -- United States 1
Air pilots--Licenses 1
Airdrop 1
Airplanes -- Ditching 1
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Airports 1
Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) 1
Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France) 1
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Barnstorming 1
Belgium 1
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14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 1
Adams, Bruce A. 1
Adams, George E., Sr., 1899-1963 1
Adams, George Earl, Jr., 1923-1996 1
American Fighter Aces Association 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Army Air Forces Navigation School (San Marcos Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Army Air Forces Pilot School (Marfa Army Air Field, Tex.) 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Artig, Abraham J., 1922-2010 1
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.) 1
Boeing Air Transport 1
Boeing Company 1
Bohrer, Walt 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bowers, Barry Austin, 1943-2017 1
Bowers, Claradee 1
Bowers, Harold E., 1918-1942 1
Bowers, Lewis Paul, 1922- 1
Bowers, Mary C. (Weidner), 1922-2010 1
Bowers, Ora E. 1
Browning, Frank D., 1922-2016 1
Butler Aircraft Company 1
Butler National Corporation 1
California. National Guard 1
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force 1
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Costello, Vincent 1
Dean, Dodge H., 1916-1984 1
Denver International Airport 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Draper, Eben Sumner, Jr. (1893-1959) 1
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 1
Dubinski, Charles 1
Dunnam, Nancy (Nordhoff), 1923- 1
Felts Field (Spokane, Wash.) 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fort Sill (Okla.) 1
Fuchs, Alice S., 1917-2012 1
Gjefle, Ralph L., 1922-1982 1
Goldfish Club 1
Grinnell, Roy, 1933-2019 1
Hamlin, Donald G., 1924- 1
Howard, James H. (James Howell), 1913-1995 1
Jensen, Lawrence W., 1921-2008 1
Jeppesen, Elrey B. (Elrey Borge), 1907-1996 1
Jeppesen, Nadine A. (Liscomb), 1914-1996 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America 1
Kelly Field (Tex.) 1
LeBoutillier, Oliver C. 1
Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 1
Lewis, Carol (Nicholson), 1923-1987 1
Lewis, Harold Turner "Slim" 1
Michaud, Desiree "Jerry" Clifford, 1924-1982 1
Michaud, Thelma Irene (McGraw), 1920-1996 1
Mitchell, John W., 1915-1995 1
Moorman, Dorothea J. 1
Mukden (Prisoner of war camp) 1
Mullin, Solomon, 1917-2015 1
Nevermann, Carroll H. 1
Notre-Dame de Versailles (Church : Versailles, France) 1
OX-5 Aviation Pioneers (Organization) 1
Orthman, William G., 1911-1990 1
Ox-5 Club of America 1
P-47 Thunderbolt Pilots Association 1
Patterson, William A. (William Allan), 1899-1980 1
Quiet Birdmen 1
Rankin School of Flying 1
Rankin, John Gilbert "Tex", 1894-1947 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Russo, Michael Thomas 1
Shamshuipo (Concentration camp) 1
Shoop, Charles Ashby, 1916-1966 1
Shoop, Margaret Blanche (Etzenhouser), 1914-1987 1
Smith, Flossie 1
Smith, Joan (Merriam), 1937-1965 1
Smith, Walter A., Jr. , 1924- 1
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 1
Stenzel, Dorothy (Hester), 1910-1991 1
Stimpson, Steve A. 1
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 1
Strother, Dora Jean Dougherty, 1921- 1
Taylor, James H., Jr. 1
Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913- 1
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 1
Trout, Evelyn, 1906-2003 1
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 1
U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association 1
United States. Air Force. Air Control Group, 513th 1
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 14th 1
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