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James O. Brewer World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-06-04
Contents of the Collection The James O. Brewer World War II Collection documents Brewer’s service as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection consists of both photographic and textual material, primarily dating from 1942-1949.Photographs are in color and black-and-white and appear to show military personnel, reunions, and personal candids, though most of the photographs are not dated or annotated. A significant number of photographs were taken in Australia and prominently feature...
Dates: 1943-1997

Roger Charles McNally Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-06-19
Abstract

Roger Charles McNally (1887-1922) joined the U. S. Army in 1917 and after World War I was sent to Italy to assist with the Army’s purchase of the airship Roma. The collection consists of clippings, photographs, and assorted ephmera related to Master Sergeant McNally's career in the Army Air Corps, and his death in the airshipRoma accident.

Dates: 1892-1941

William Orthman World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract

William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.

Dates: 1945-1946

Anne and Dottie Simpson Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2016-08-24
Content Description This small collection consists of materials related to Dorothy "Dottie" Lewis Simpson's flying career and some commercial airline ephemera. It is unclear if Dottie or her daughter Anne collected the ephemera. Material documenting Dottie Simpson includes her U.S. Army Air Corps wallet with her private pilot's license, medical certificate, and CAA identity card. Her pilot's flight log is also included and primarily covers 1944-1946 but has notations dating as late as 1997. The commercial...
Dates: 1944-1997

Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-02-25
Contents of the Collection The Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection is comprised largely of photographic and audiovisual material, including 2,115 prints, 83 negatives, and 5 film reels. The images were taken or collected by Howard E. Smith, a United States Army Air Corps Public Relations Officer and base photographer, primarily while he was stationed at Smoky Hill Army Air Field (SHAAF) in Salina, Kansas. There is also a very small amount of textual documents. Most materials date from 1942-1943, with...
Dates: 1941-1949, 1969, undated

Frank Wilbur Wright Military Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-01-02
Abstract

Frank Wilbur Wright (1886-1950) of Portland, Oregon spent most of his adult life in the military, with service spanning the Oregon Naval Militia, Oregon National Guard, U.S. Army Air Service, Air Corps, and Air Force, and both World Wars. The collection contains commissions, photographs, identification cards, and other materials relating to Wright's long military career.

Dates: 1911-1945

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family 2
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 2
Military training camps 2
North American AT-6 Texan Family 2
North American P-51 Mustang Family 2
Parades 2
Recreation 2
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 2
aerial photographs 2
certificates 2
correspondence 2
identity cards 2
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military records 2
16mm (photographic film size) 1
African American soldiers 1
African Americans 1
Air bases 1
Airdrop 1
Airplanes, Military 1
Airships 1
Alaska 1
Armed Forces -- Officers 1
Australia 1
Aviation ground crews 1
Bell P-39 Airacobra Family 1
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345) 1
Buildings -- War damage 1
Burma 1
Calcutta (India) 1
Casablanca (Morocco) 1
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China 1
Cuba 1
Curtiss C-46 Commando Family 1
Douglas A-20 Havoc Family 1
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Douglas C-54 Skymaster 1
Grumman F7F Tigercat Family 1
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Kowloon (China) 1
Lockheed (P-38) P-322 Lightning 1
Lockheed F-4 Lightning Family 1
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 1
Luscombe Model 8 (Luscombe 50) 1
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 1
Mascots 1
Miami (Fla.) 1
Military cadets 1
Military camps 1
Military education 1
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Navigation (Aeronautics) 1
New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea) 1
North American B-25 Mitchell Family 1
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Pendleton Army Air Base (Ore.) 1
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Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 1
Ryan YPT-25 1
Salina (Kan.) 1
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San Antonio de los Baños Airfield (Cuba) 1
Shanghai (China) 1
Sitka (Alaska) 1
Smoky Hill Army Air Field (Kan.) 1
Solomon Islands 1
Stinson (Aircraft) L-5 Sentinel Family 1
Taylorcraft L-2M 1
United States -- Armed Forces -- Insignia 1
V-J Day, 1945 1
Vehicles, Military 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
Virginia 1
Women in aeronautics 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- China 1
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1
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awards 1
brochures 1
cartoons (humorous images) 1
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United States. Army Air Forces 2
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 2
United States. Navy 2
Brewer, James Olin, 1917-1996 1
Brewer, Randell J., 1946-2018 1

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