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American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1139
Abstract

Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Dates: circa 1960s-1990s

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

Robert Bailey "Tuskegee Trigger Time" Signed Lithograph

 Collection — oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2022-05-13
Contents of the Collection This single-item collection consists of a lithograph titled "Tuskegee Trigger Time" reproducing a painting done by aviation artist Robert Bailey in 2005. The 23 x 34" print is numbered (78/100) and depicts the Tuskegee Airmen of the 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group in North American P-51 Mustangs fending off a Luftwaffe attack while escorting a Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito during a photo reconnaissance mission above Germany during early 1945. It features "Creamer's...
Dates: 2005

Robert L. Baseler Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-08-26
Overview

This collection relates to Rober L. Baseler's career as a Fighter Ace, with a focus on his service during World War II.

Dates: 1939-1996; Majority of material found within 1939-1944

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

John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1137
Content s of the Collection The John W. Mitchell Fighter Ace Collection relates to the military career of United States Army Air Force fighter pilot and ace John W. Mitchell, who served during World War II and the Korean War. Materials pertain largely to World War II, although there are some post-war items as well. It includes photographs and a photograph album with images depicting assorted military personnel, including Mitchell; activities, including reunions; and aircraft, including the P-38, P-59, and F-86. Other...
Dates: 1941-1995

Michael T. Russo World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-25
Abstract

Michael T. Russo (1920-2006) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and joined the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1941 as a fighter pilot. Russo attained Ace status while fighting in the European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation. The collection contains photographs, textual materials and ephemera related to the World War II experience of American Fighter Ace Michael T. Russo.

Dates: 1943-1945

Ralph Wandrey Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-04-18
Abstract

Ralph H. Wandrey (1921-2020) was a World War II American fighter pilot and ace. 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.

Dates: 1935-2009, undated

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  • Subject: Fighter pilots X
  • Names: United States. Army Air Forces X

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Subject
photographic prints 6
Aces (Fighter pilots) 5
correspondence 5
clippings (information artifacts) 4
military records 4
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printed ephemera 3
France 2
Germany 2
Italy 2
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 2
North American P-51 Mustang Family 2
Papua New Guinea 2
World War, 1914-1918 2
audiocassettes 2
certificates 2
lithographs 2
orders (military records) 2
16mm (photographic film size) 1
Africa, North 1
African American air pilots 1
African Americans 1
Airplanes, Military 1
Armed Forces -- Officers 1
Australia 1
Boeing P-12E (Model 234) 1
Canal Zone 1
Caudron Type G.4 1
Caudron Type R.4 ("R.8," "R.19") 1
China 1
Curtiss P-36A Hawk (Hawk 75L) 1
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 1
DVDs 1
England 1
Europe 1
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (Stork) 1
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Family 1
Fokker D.VII (V.18) 1
Heaven high, hell deep, 1917-1918 1
Japan 1
Junkers Ju 52/3m (Three Engine) Family 1
Korea 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 1
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Family 1
Mason City (Iowa) 1
Medal of Honor 1
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 1
Middle East 1
Nieuport 17 1
Nieuport 28 C1 1
Nieuport 81 1
Nieuport 83 1
North American A-36A Apache (Invader, Mustang) 1
North American F-86 Sabre Family 1
North American P-51B (F-51B) Mustang 1
Oceania 1
Operation Vengeance, 1943 1
Philippines 1
Prisoners of war 1
Randolph Air Force Base (Tex.) 1
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 1
Republic P-47D (F-47D) Thunderbolt 1
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 1
Scale models 1
Seattle (Wash.) 1
Soldiers 1
Solomon Islands 1
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter Family 1
Soviet Union 1
United States 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 1
articles 1
autobiographies (documents) 1
awards 1
cartoons (humorous images) 1
compact discs 1
digital audio tapes 1
diplomas 1
drawings (visual works) 1
identity cards 1
interviews 1
journals (accounts) 1
logs (records) 1
manuals (instructional materials) 1
manuscripts (documents) 1
memorandums 1
negatives (photographs) 1
open reel audiotapes 1
oral histories (literary works) 1
panoramic photographs 1
personnel records 1
photocopies 1
photograph albums 1
scrapbooks 1
signatures (names) 1
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Names
United States. Air Force 4
American Fighter Aces Association 2
United States. Army. Air Corps 2
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 2
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 1
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Alison, John R. (John Richardson), 1912-2011 1
Anderson, William Y. 1
Archibald, Norman S., 1894-1975 1
Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (Orlando, Fla.) 1
Augarten, Rudolph 1
Bailey, Robert 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Baseler, Robert L., 1911-1983 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Champion, Henry K. 1
Chandler, George T. 1
Chenoweth, Oscar I. 1
Chick, Louis William, Jr. 1
Clarke, Walter E. 1
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 1
Collinsworth, Jerry D. 1
Comstock, Harold E. 1
Conger, Jack E. 1
Conger, Paul A. 1
Cormier, Richard L. 1
Costello, Vincent 1
Crim, Harry C. 1
Crosby, John T. 1
Cunningham, Daniel G. 1
Cupp, James N., 1921-2004 1
Curdes, Louis E. 1
Daniel, William A. "Bill", 1913-1998 1
Davis, Leonard K. 1
Daymond, Gregory A. 1
DeHaven, Robert M., 1922-2008 1
DeLong, Phillip C. 1
Denman, Anthony J. 1
Donaldson, E. M. (Edward Mortlock), 1912-1992 1
Donalson, I. B. Jack 1
Drake, Charles W. 1
Draper, Eben Sumner, Jr. (1893-1959) 1
Draper, Hazel Archibald, 1891-1973 1
Drury, Paul E. 1
Dubinski, Charles 1
Duncan, George C., 1917-1995 1
Dungan, Fred L. 1
Everton, Loren D. 1
Farrell, William 1
Fontana, Paul J. 1
Foss, Joseph J. 1
Franger, Marvin J. 1
Freeman, William B. 1
French, James B. 1
Gailer, Frank L. 1
Garrison, Vermont 1
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 1
Grinnell, Roy, 1933-2019 1
Haberman, Roger A. 1
Hadden, Mayo A., Jr. 1
Hammel, Eric M. 1
Hanks, Eugene R. 1
Harris, Thomas S. 1
Hasek, Ivan S. 1
Hayes, Thomas L., Jr. 1
Heller, Edwin L. 1
Hill, David Lee, 1915-2007 1
Hill, Frank A. 1
Holmes, Besby F. 1
Howard, James H. (James Howell), 1913-1995 1
Jones, Curran L. 1
Kelly Field (Tex.) 1
Kirk, George N. 1
Kunz, Charles M. 1
Lampe, Richard C. 1
Lanphier, Thomas G., Jr 1
Lawlor, Frank L. 1
Libby, Fred 1
Mallory, Charles M. 1
McCuskey, Elbert S. 1
McMahon, Robert F. 1
McWhorter, Hamilton, III, 1921-2008 1
Milliken, Robert C. 1
Mitchell, John W., 1915-1995 1
Moore Field (Tex.) 1
Morehead, James B. (James Bruce) 1
Novotny, George P. 1
Older, Charles H. 1
Outlaw, Edward C. 1
Purdy, John E. 1
Rector, Edward F. 1
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