Content Description The Raphael and Bette Barto U.S. Air Force Collection documents the Bartos' service in the U.S. Air Force in the 1940s through 1960s with a variety of textual and visual materials. Raphael Barto's military service as a fighter pilot is documented with flight records and logbooks, certificates and diplomas, documentation related to his Air Medal, and photographs. The logbook primarily covers his time in training at Randolph Field, Texas, but his individual flight records provide...

Content Description The J.D. Thompson U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of visual materials documenting the military service of J.D. Thompson during Vietnam War in 1971. A few materials relate to his broader military service from 1966 into the 1980s. The strength of the collection is in the 238 photographic negatives and 25 prints illuminating Thompson's military service in Vietnam and the activites at Da Nang Air Base. The images depict the aircraft, flight...