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Merle M. Coons Fighter Ace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1136
Abstract

Colonel Merle Coons (1921-1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, earning ace status during World War II. The collection is a subset of the American Fighter Aces Collection and includes primarily textual materials, such as military orders and records, flight records and a log book, and a scrapbook, as well as a photograph album and a small amount of loose photographs.

Dates: 1942-1997

Arthur E. Easterbrook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-09-15
Abstract

Arthur E. Easterbrook (1893-1950) held a long career with the U.S. Air Force, beginning as an observer during World War I and later as a recruiter and commanding officer at numerous bases. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and paper ephemera relating to Easterbrook's life and military career.

Dates: circa 1918-1952

German Aces Photograph

 Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 24, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2019-07-18
Content Description

The German Aces Photograph is one photographic print featuring two images. The larger image shows top fighter ace Erich Hartmann examining a chart with fellow fighter ace Gerhard “Gerd” Barkhorn. The two are wearing official Nazi Luftwaffe uniforms. The smaller, insert photograph is a formal portrait of General Adolf Galland in dress uniform. The print is signed by Erich Hartmann and Adolf Galland.

Dates: circa 1940

Harold E. Hartney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-07-03
Abstract Harold E. Hartney (1888-1945) rose through the ranks of the Canadian Army to become the Commander of the U.S. Air Service's 27th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. Credited as an ace and recipient of numerous military awards, after the war Hartney went on to train military pilots, advise on air safety, and serve again in World War II. The collection contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, and paper ephemera relating to Hartney's World War and interwar careers, as well as...
Dates: circa 1914-1980s; Majority of material found within 1914-1945

Lansing C. Holden Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2020-00-00-28
Abstract

Lansing C. Holden Photograph Collection includes photographs and a clipping relating to World War I pilot and ace Lansing C. Holden.

Dates: circa 1919-1938

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

William James World War I Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-02-15
Abstract

The collection contains four photographs of fighter pilots who served during World War I and one photograph of a Fokker Dr.I Triplane (F.I).

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1914-1918

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

Lloyd R. Lyckman Military Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-10-16-430
Abstract

Lloyd R. Lyckman (1914-1993) was a Staff Sergeant with Army Air Forces 158th and 72nd Liaison Squadrons during World War II and post-war in Japan. The collection contains photographs, assorted manuscripts, maps and printed ephemera related to his training and military service in Japan.

Dates: 1933-1949

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

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correspondence 14
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certificates 9
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logs (records) 7
orders (military records) 6
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Armed Forces -- Officers 5
Germany 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 5
compact discs 5
negatives (photographs) 5
photograph albums 5
scrapbooks 5
Aircraft carriers 4
China 4
Fokker D.VII (V.18) 4
France 4
Hawaii 4
Nieuport 28 C1 4
North American P-51 Mustang Family 4
SPAD XIII (S.13) 4
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 4
drawings (visual works) 4
lithographs 4
manuals (instructional materials) 4
photocopies 4
signatures (names) 4
16mm (photographic film size) 3
Air pilots 3
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 3
California 3
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny 3
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family 3
Grumman F6F Hellcat Family 3
Japan 3
Korean War, 1950-1953 3
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family 3
Nieuport 17 3
North American AT-6 Texan Family 3
Prisoners of war 3
Randolph Air Force Base (Tex.) 3
Vought F4U Corsair Family 3
aerial photographs 3
identity cards 3
maps (documents) 3
photographic postcards 3
postcards 3
Air shows 2
Caudron Type G.4 2
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Family 2
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family 2
England 2
Fighter planes 2
Flight training 2
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Family 2
Fokker Dr.I Triplane (F.I) 2
Grumman F4F Wildcat Family 2
Italy 2
Korea 2
Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder Family 2
Messerschmitt Bf 109 Family 2
Military education 2
Military training camps 2
Nieuport 27 2
North American BT-9/BT-14 Family 2
North American F-86 Sabre Family 2
Papua New Guinea 2
Pfalz D.VIII 2
Pfalz D.XII 2
Philippines 2
Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 2
Ships 2
Solomon Islands 2
Sopwith Camel Family 2
Stearman (1927) PT-13 Kaydet (Model 75) 2
Submarines (Ships) 2
Washington (State) 2
audiocassettes 2
booklets 2
digital prints 2
diplomas 2
manuscripts (documents) 2
memorandums 2
menus 2
newsletters 2
personnel records 2
receipts (financial records) 2
Aerial observation (Military science) 1
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Names
United States. Air Force 9
United States. Army Air Forces 8
United States. Navy 7
American Fighter Aces Association 5
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 4
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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 4
United States. Army. Air Corps 3
Coats, Robert Charles, 1918-2011 2
Comstock, Harold E. 2
Conger, Paul A. 2
Essex (Aircraft carrier) 2
Great Britain. Royal Air Force 2
Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps 2
Kelly Field (Tex.) 2
Luke, Frank, 1897-1918 2
Morehead, James B. (James Bruce) 2
United States. Army. Air Service 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 27th 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th 2
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 95th 2
United States. Marine Corps 2
United States. Naval Reserve 2
Wandrey, Ralph H., 1921-2020 2
Zemke, Hub, 1914- 2
14th Air Force Association (U.S.). Flying Tigers 1
Aiken, Joe, 1900-1969 (filmmaker) 1
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
Auton, Jesse D. 1
Bailey, Robert 1
Baird, Robert 1
Balch, Donald L. 1
Barber, Rex T., 1917- 1
Barkhorn, Gerhard, 1919-1983 1
Barto, Bette J. (Harris), 1928- 1
Barto, Raphael H., 1921-1997 1
Baseler, Robert L., 1911-1983 1
Bechtel, Paul S. 1
Beebe, Marshall Ulrich 1
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956 1
Blair, William Knox 1
Blume, August G. 1
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 1
Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945 1
Bryan, Donald S. 1
Buck, George T. 1
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 1
Callaway, Raymond L. 1
Campbell, Douglas, 1896-1990 1
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force 1
Carl, Marion E., 1915- 1
Champion, Henry K. 1
Chandler, George T. 1
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 1
Chenoweth, Oscar I. 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 1
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 1
Chick, Louis William, Jr. 1
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 1
Clarke, Walter E. 1
Collinsworth, Jerry D. 1
Conger, Jack E. 1
Coolidge, Hamilton, 1895-1918 1
Coons, Lois Clark 1
Coons, Merle M., 1921-1997 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
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 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
Easterbrook, Arthur E., 1893-1952 1
Everton, Loren D. 1
Farnborough International Airshow 1
Farrell, William 1
Fontana, Paul J. 1
Foss, Joseph J. 1
France. Armée. Aéronautique militaire 1
Franger, Marvin J. 1
Freeman, William B. 1
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