World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: European War, 1939-1945 ; Second World War, 1939-1945 ; World War 2, 1939-1945 ; World War II, 1939-1945 ; World War Two, 1939-1945 ; WW II (World War, 1939-1945) ; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:
Lee M. Shelton and George W. French World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2003-07-25
Contents of the Collection
The collection contains materials related to Lee M. Shelton and George W. French. Both men served during World War II, though in different military branches. Shelton was part of the Army Air Forces and his materials include photographs of military personnel and activities, such as inspections and navigational procedures; correspondence
and a graduation announcement for Blythville Army Air Field. French served with the Navy and his materials include photographs of naval ships, including the...
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-04-22
Contents of the Collection
The Charles Ashby Shoop World War II Collection contains textual and visual materials related to the World War II and post-war military service of Charles Ashby Shoop, a liaison pilot with the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The bulk of the textual materials is Shoop’s 1942-1945 World War II and 1946-1960 post-war Reserve military service records, which include orders and assignments, promotion recommendations, memorandums and correspondence, and receipts and shipping...
Dates:
1942-1960
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Signed Group Portrait of African American "Rosie the Riveters"
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2018-00-00-24
Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of a single black-and-white group portrait of eight (8) female African American Boeing assembly workers. It is likely the women worked at the Boeing Renton facility, circa 1940s. The women are posed in front of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress and each has signed the photograph with their name: Back row, left to right: Louise Williams, [illegible], Velma Glass Johnson, Florence Thomas;
Front row, left to right: Katie Jeffries, Althea Skelton, Ella Mae, Mary...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert L. Simons Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1998-05-05-B
Overview
Robert Lewis Simons was a military and commercial pilot in the mid-twentieth century. The Collection is comprised of materials relating to Simons’ career , including log books, military records, photographs, and films.
Dates:
1925-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1948
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William V. Sipple Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate
Collection — Box Assorted oversize box 16, oversize: folder
Identifier: 1992-11-02
Contents of the Collection
This small collection consists of a circa 1939-1945 Boeing Flying Fortress School certificate for William V. Sipple, Jr. The color lithograph features a Boeing Flying Fortress in flight. The caption printed on the front reads: "William V. Sipple, Jr., Honor Student, Boeing Flying Fortress School, Seattle, Washington." There is a printed caption on the verso which provides background information on the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress.
Dates:
1939-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Charles C. Smith World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2015-12-09
Content Description
The Charles C. Smith World War II Collection is a small collection documenting the military service of Charles C. Smith, a B-17 Navigator during the second world war. The collection includes: 45 black-and-white photographs primarily depicting aircraft, especialy B-17s, some portraits of Smith, and a few snapshots taken in England and Scotland; a membership card for the Army Air Forces Aid Society, 1944; clippings regarding the war; receipts from 1960 and 1965; a Polaris yearbook for the...
Dates:
circa 1939-1945, 1960-1965
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
Walter and Flossie Smith Military Aviation 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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mildred Snider Collection of Goodyear FG-4 (Vought F4U Corsair) Drawings
Collection — Oversize folder 1
Identifier: 2015-03-19
Contents of the Collection
The Mildred Snider Collection of Goodyear FG-4 (Vought F4U Corsair) Drawings is a small collection consisting of two technical drawings (blueprints) for the Goodyear FG-4 Corsair. The Vought F4U Corsairs produced by Goodyear during World War II were designated as FG-4. One drawing is the final assembly line breakdown of Goodyear's FG-4, VS 40601, U.S. Navy from 1945 with signatures on it, presumably of facotry workers. The second drawing is a final assembly step 5 technical drawing. The two...
Dates:
1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Walter B. Soroe World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-05-29
Contents of the Collection
The Walter B. Soroe World War II Collection contains materials primarily related to Soroe's World War II service as a Boeing B-17 co-pilot with the 388th Bomb Group, 562nd Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force from 1943-1945. There is also a small amount of materials related to his Korean War service, 1951-1953. The collection is mostly comprised of textual materials, the bulk of which are 1943-1945 military documents, including special and general orders, medical evaluations and reports,...
Dates:
1942-1956, 2012
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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