escape and evasion maps
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Escape and Evasion Maps, also called silk maps or cloth maps, are maps made for servicemen to be used in case of capture or being caught behind enemy lines.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William D. Dunham World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-05-10
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of four photographs and one map related to the World War II military service of William D. Dunham, circa 1939-1945. Each of the 4x5" photographs is black-and-white and depicts Dunham with an airplane. In three of the photographs, other military personnel are also in the image. Only one of these images includes a caption on the reverse; it depicts Dunham with three other men in front of a partially obscured Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Bonnie". The caption reads...