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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

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Bruce Mennella Vietnam War Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2017-04-07

Abstract

Bruce Mennella (b. 1946) served during the Vietnam War from 1969-1972 as an Air Intelligence Officer for U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114). The collection contains photographs and a small amount of ephemera documenting his military service.

Dates: 1968-1972

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Dean Mesnard World War II Navigator Chart

Collection — Box: Assorted oversize box 14, oversize: folder 1

Identifier: 2004-05-24

Contents of the Collection The collection contains a single navigational chart printed October 1944 and used by the United States Army Air Forces, 505th Bombardment Group during World War II. The top of the chart is printed as "AAF Special Plotting Chart, Chart No. S-501, Restricted." There are plotting notations done in pencil with various markings, presumably to aid the navigator. On the front of the chart is also a note that reads "Mission #22, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 1945, Crew 83-10, 505th Bomb Group." The front of...

Dates: 1944

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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; Majority of material found within 1940s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Murray Stuart and Noel Rae Pilot Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2017-02-23

Abstract

Native Washingtonians Murray Stuart (1909-1960), and Noel Rae (b. 1909), married in 1929 and were both pilots. The collection contains clippings, photographs, correspondence, business records, and certificates relating to both their flight careers and personal lives.

Dates: circa 1920s-1973, 1999

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Jack Northcott photograph album

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2013-07-15

Contents of the Collection The Jack Northcott photograph album contains black-and-white photographs and assorted printed ephemera related to Northcott's United States Navy service during the 1950s. The album was likely collected and put together by Northcott or a close friend or family member. The front cover of the green leather[?] album has two (2) personalizations. On the top left side is a circular seal edged in red with a blue dragon over a ship [possibly a submarine]. Along the seal on the top reads...

Dates: circa 1950s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Herbert H. Paulson Korean War Photographs

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1997-11-18

Contents of the Collection The Herbert H. Paulson Korean War Photographs is a small collection of photographs depicting aircraft nose art and aerial bombing locations in Korea. 48 snapsnots, approximately 3.25x4.5", depict nose art on B-29 bombers. There is also a decal sheet and 3-view drawing diagram for B-29 markings with the "Nip on Nees" nose art illustration. 11 10x10" prints and one 6.5x6" print show aerial views of assorted bomb strike locations in Korea. All photographs in the collection are...

Dates: circa 1951-1952

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Ray Poindexter Model Drawings Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2008-08-07

Contents of the Collection The Ray Poindexter Model Drawings Collection is comprised of materials relating to Poindexter's model-building of World War II Japanese and American ships during and after his World War II United States Army service. It includes three original drawings of World War II ships, an identification manual, and a post-war hand-made display sign about the models.Poindexter drew all three drawings in pencil on oddly-shaped pieces of paper; one is of a submarine and the other two are ships....

Dates: 1941-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Donald K. Prothero World War II Photographs

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2015-03-13

Contents of the Collection The Donald K. Prothero World War II Photographs is comprised of 116 black-and-white photographs taken by Donald K. Prothero of the 86th Combat Mapping Squadron during World War II. A list of captions is provided for the photographs. The photographs feature life of United States servicemen on base at Saipan, including construction of a photograph lab, USO shows, concerts, performances by indigenous Chamorro inhabitants, the base's theater, mess halls, and hospitals. Several images...

Dates: Circa 1944-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Fred Quarnstrom Vietnam War Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2019-05-14

Overview

Fred Quarnstrom was a combat denstist who served in the Vietnam War from May-December 1965 with the Fourth Marine Force. The collection documents Quarnstrom's military service in Vietnam and the construction of Chu Lai airfield during the with color 35mm photographic slides, digitized film clips, and a personal memoir.

Dates: 1965, 2018-2019

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection

Bruce Mennella Vietnam War Collection

Dean Mesnard World War II Navigator Chart

Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers

Murray Stuart and Noel Rae Pilot Collection

Jack Northcott photograph album

Herbert H. Paulson Korean War Photographs

Ray Poindexter Model Drawings Collection

Donald K. Prothero World War II Photographs

Fred Quarnstrom Vietnam War Collection

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