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Gordon Highfill U.S. Naval Aviation Collection

 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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Glenn E. Zimmerman World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-307
Abstract

Glenn E. Zimmerman (1912-1993) served with the United States Navy as a pilot during World War II. The collection contains photographs, holiday greeting cards and menus, military records, and military identification card from his 1942-1946 military service.

Dates: 1942-1946
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Germany. Luftwaffe 1
Highfill, Gordon 1
Mott, Herb, 1923-2017 1
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Orthman, William G., 1911-1990 1
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Smith, Howard Eugene, 1918-1999 1
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 1
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 1
Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913- 1
Trenchard, Hugh Montague, 1873-1956 1
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United States. Air Force. Air Control Group, 513th 1
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United States. Army Air Forces. Replacement Training Unit, 430th 1
United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 10th 1
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
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Zimmerman, Glenn Ellsworth, 1912-1993 1
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