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Elmer A. Ball World War II Negatives

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-30
Content Description The Elmer A. Ball World War II Negatives is a collection of 184 photographic negatives taken by Ball during his service with the U.S. Navy, much of which took place in Guam during the later years of World War II. The negatives are all medium format black-and-white negatives, except for one color transparency. They were not organized in any particular manner.The images depict a variety of people, activities, and buildings in and around Naval Air Station Agana on Guam from roughly...
Dates: circa 1944-1950

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

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

Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-08-10-A
Contents of the Collection The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection contains primarily visual materials and a small number of textual documents created or acquired by Madden during his time as a Navy photographer while aboard the USS Essex during World War II. The materials date from the 1930s to 1995, but the bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Madden while stationed in the Pacific Theater from 1943-1945. The original organization of materials was...
Dates: 1930s-1950s, 1995; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-11-01
Abstract

Jerry Michaud (1924-1982) Michaud served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval pilot in the Pacific Theater. Thelma McGraw (1920-1996) She worked as a stewardess with United Airlines (UAL). The collection contains textual materials, black-and-white photographs, and ephemera associated with their 1942-1952 naval and commercial airline careers, respectively.

Dates: 1938-1980 (bulk dates 1940s); Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949

Leroy O. Olson World War II Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2014-09-30
Contents of the Collection The Leroy O. Olson World War II Collection is quite small and relates to the 1943-1945 United States Navy pilot career of Leroy "Lee" O. Olson. It is comprised of a logbook and five photographs. The logbook covers from May 1943 to October 1945 and includes information such as duration of flight, locations, and type of aircraft. Identified aircraft include the North American SNJ-4 Texan, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman F-2 Wildcat, and Grumman F6F Hellcat. All of the photographs...
Dates: 1943-1945, undated

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

Fred Woods World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-08-22
Contents of the Collection The Fred Woods World War II Collection is comprised of photographic prints, negatives, a photograph album, and a small number of documents that relate to the World War II experience of United States Navy pilot Fred Woods. The collection has been arranged into two series, visual materials and textual materials. Visual materials, which are the bulk of the collection, include 26 loose black-and-white photographic prints and 27 negatives. Sizes vary from 3x5" to 8x10" and...
Dates: 1942-circa 1945

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Aichi B7A Ryusei (Shooting Star) Grace (Navy Exp. 16-Shi Carrier Attack Bomber) 1
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Back Bay (Boston, Mass.) 1
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Bucholz Army Airfield (Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands) 1
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Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 1
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Allen, Edmund Turney, 1896-1943 1
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Argentina. Armada 1
Ball, Elmer Allison, 1923-1990 1
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 1
Boeing Company 1
Boeing Company. Wichita Division 1
Brackin, Harl V. 1
Brazil. Fôrça Aérea Brasileira 1
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 1
Chenango (Ship) 1
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Cuba. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias 1
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 1
Hamilton Field (Calif.) 1
Johnson, Philip G. (Philip Gustav), 1894-1944 1
Johnston Atoll Airport (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 1
Knoll 1
Leach, John Edward, 1923-2015 1
Leigh, Frank C., 1920-1986 1
Levy, David "Deed" 1
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991) 1
Lindsay, Elvin Lester 1
Madden, Paul J., 1920-2004 1
McCampbell, David, 1910-1996 1
Michaud, Desiree "Jerry" Clifford, 1924-1982 1
Michaud, Thelma Irene (McGraw), 1920-1996 1
Mukden (Prisoner of war camp) 1
Nachi (Cruiser) 1
Olson, Leroy O., 1921- 1
Orthman, William G., 1911-1990 1
Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006 1
Schaefer, Julius E. 1
Shamshuipo (Concentration camp) 1
Short, Mac 1
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 1
Stearman (1927) 1
Stearman, Lloyd, 1898-1975 1
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 1
Taylor, Robert 1
Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913- 1
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 1
Ticonderoga (Antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier) 1
United Airlines 1
United States. Air Force. Air Control Group, 513th 1
United States. Air Force. Air Force, 14th 1
United States. Air Force. Far East Air Forces 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 20th 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Service Command 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Service Group, 381st 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Army Airways Communications System 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Band, 681st 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Replacement Training Unit, 430th 1
United States. Army. Air Corps 1
United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 10th 1
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 1
United States. Department of Defense 1
United States. Naval Aviation Photographic Unit 1
United States. Navy. Fast Carrier Task Force 1
United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-19 1
United States. Navy. Naval Air Corps 1
Washington (Battleship : BB-56) 1
Wells, Edward C., 1910-1986 1
Whitehead, Ennis Clement, 1895-1964 1
Wilson, T. A. (Thornton Arnold), 1921-1999 1
Woods, Fred, 1921-1986 1
Zimmerman, John 1
Zipp, Harold W., 1906-1991 1
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