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 220 Collections and/or Records:
Abraham J. Artig World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-11
Overview
The A.J. Artig World War II Collection relates to A.J. Artig's service in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 Marauder pilot.
Dates:
1943-2010
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lois M. (Dobbin) Auchterlonie WASP Collection
Collection — Box Assorted oversize box 14, oversize: folder 1
Identifier: 2025-07-01
Content Description
The Lois M. (Dobbin) Auchterlonie WASP Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials documenting Lois Aucherlonie's service as a Women Air Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II and her being honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for that service. The collection includes three clippings and two digital prints. One clipping from 2006 describes her wartime service. Two clippings accompanied by two digital prints relate to her being honored with...
Dates:
2006-2010
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Bailey "Tuskegee Trigger Time" Signed Lithograph
Collection — Oversize folder 1: [Barcode: 000929]
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Clarence Bale United States Navy Collection
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 004462]
Identifier: 1989-11-01
Contents of the Collection
The Clarence Bale United States Navy Collection is quite small and holds several textual items and small objects related to Navy airships and battleships from 1933 to 1944, collected by Clarence Bale. The collection documents two Navy airships, the USS Macon and the USSAkron. Two February 12, 1935 dispatches from the Macon describe its destructive crash. The USS...
Dates:
1933-1944, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Elmer A. Ball World War II Negatives
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-30
Content Description
The Elmer A. Ball World War II Negatives is a collection of 184 photographic negatives taken by Ball during his service with the U.S. Navy, much of which took place in Guam during the later years of World War II. The negatives are all medium format black-and-white negatives, except for one color transparency. They were not organized in any particular manner.The images depict a variety of people, activities, and buildings in and around Naval Air Station Agana on Guam from roughly...
Dates:
circa 1944-1950
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Frederick Barns U.S. Air Force Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2012-04-13
Abstract
William Frederick "Bill" Barns (1920-1995) joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and flew in the European Theater during World War II. After the war, Barns served in the USAF in several capacities until his retirement in 1966 when he went to work in the private sector, including for Garrett Corporation. The collection contains a broad array of textual materials as well as photographs and digital images related to his military and professional careers.
Dates:
1941 to 1990s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-07-01
Contents of the Collection
The Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection documents Bennedsen's service as a pilot of Boeing B-17 aircraft on operational missions over Germany near the end of World War II. This small collection includes a Pilot's Flight Log with entries from 1943-1945, a pay card, and a list of all of Bennedsen's 35 operational missions over Germany, which includes the dates and names of German cities. Also present are two black-and-white photographic prints depicting Bennedsen and his "Bonnie Lassie"...
Dates:
1943-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Francis H. Bennett World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-2
Contents of the Collection
The Francis H. Bennett World War II Collection relates to Bennett's training and career in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, circa 1943-1945. It consists of primarily textual materials, including a graduation announcement, an Air Medal award citation, correspondence, military newsletters, printed ephemera, three pages from a scrapbook, and an original poem by Bennett. There is also a photographic portrait of Captain Francis H. Bennett in his Army Air Force uniform. Additionally,...
Dates:
circa 1943-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert "Bob" Bergin American Volunteer Group Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-16
Overview
Robert "Bob" Bergin was a United States Foreign Service Officer who wrote on the history of aviation in Southeast Asia and China. The collection represents his personal interest in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers and the men who served in the unit. The collection is comprised of records that Bergin collected and produced while researching and authoring works on the history of the AVG. The collection is made up of visual materials, textual documents, audiovisual recordings,...
Dates:
1932-2021
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives