Marfa Army Air Field (Texas)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1992-07-29
Contents of the Collection
The Ralph L. Gjefle World War II Collection is a small collection that contains primarily textual materials relating to Gjefle's World War II experience, circa 1942-1945. The materials were collected by Gjefle, who served as a pilot in the China-Burma theater during the war. Materials include a 1943 Enlisted Man's pass and a 1942 physical fitness record card for Gjefle, as well as 1944 graduation invites for Class 44-D from Marfa Army Air Force Pilot School at Marfa Army Air Field, Texas....
Dates:
circa 1942-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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