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Soldiers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: Armed Forces personnel; Members of the Armed Forces; Military personnel; Military service members; Service members; Servicemen, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124554

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1994-10-20
Abstract

The Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album is comprised of a photograph album and accompanying typescript document relating to Meyers' service as an airplane mechanic and the activities of the 88th Aero Squadron during and after World War I.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

Norman B. Moerbe World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-11-07
Overview

Norman Bernhard Moerbe was a bombardier in the 12th Air Force, 340th bomb group, who flew in campaigns over Italy during World War II. This collection contains military records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting his military service, primarily dating from 1943-1945.

Dates: circa 1890s, 1939-1968; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

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

Sidney Van Wyck Peters Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-02-10
Abstract

Sidney Van Wyck Peters of Seattle, Washington served with the U.S. Army Air Service, 24th Aero Squadron during World War I. The collection contains a scrapbook album containing photographs and paper ephemera related to his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1917-1918

William Dummer Powell World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-05-30
Abstract

William Dummer Powell was born in about 1906 in Canada, became a United States citizen in 1935 and served in the Army Air Force 449th Bomb Group as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. The collection consists of a small amount of military documents, personal documents, and twenty-five (25) photographs primarily related to Powell's World War II service in the Army Air Force.

Dates: circa 1939-1980s

Ed Power Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-04-16-A
Abstract

The collection contains a glass plate negative and print from negative featuring an Albatros D.V (L24).

Dates: circa 1917-1918

Robert E. Richmond Aero Squadron Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-04-08-A
Abstract

The Robert E. Richmond Aero Squadron Photographs are comprised of two group photographs relating to the 371st Aero Squadron, with which Richmond served during World War I, as well as an insurance policy.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

Floyd W. Shepard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-29-C
Abstract

Floyd W. Shepard (approx. 1890-1966) served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Service late in World War I and in the postwar occupation. The collection contains materials relating to his training in the United States and his service overseas.

Dates: circa 1917-1919

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

Walter and Flossie Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-05-04
Abstract

Walter A. Smith, Jr. served in the United States Air Force for over 30 years and was an active member of the P-47 Pilots Association. The collection contains materials relating to Walter Smith's Air Force career and World War I-era music collected by his wife, Flossie Smith.

Dates: 1917-2007

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