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	Search results for 8    Refine your search Subject World War, 1939-1945 (8) Military Uniforms (5) Correspondence (4) Harold, Willard E (Wil... (4) United States Navy Pac... (4) Show more... Creator Harold, Willard E (4) U.s Army Photograph (1) Date 1940s (1) 1941 (1) 1943-october (1) 1944 (1) 1944-june (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 21 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, July 23, 1939 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Navy; Correspondence; United States. Navy. Bombing Squadron 6; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen The letter describes being on watch and how his flight training is progressing. 2. Walter Palmer with his P 51 Mustang "Duchess" United States. Army. Air Corps; Military air pilots; Military life; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Air pilots; Airplanes; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945 --African Americans Walter Palmer grew up in the Bronx, in New York. He enlisted in the Army where he became a pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Palmer flew 158 missions with the 332nd... 3. Walter J. A. Palmer Leaning on Airplane World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 --African Americans; Military air pilots; Military officers; Military uniforms Palmer's name along with other crew members is written on the plane near the entrance to the cockpit. 4. Letter from Norman Vandivier to His Parents, February 12, 1941 World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Personal narratives; Correspondence; Aircraft carriers; Aircraft accidents; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen Vandivier describes recent activities aboard the ship including three nights of rough seas and a recent airplane crash. 5. Krauts are Out World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Patriotism The booklet celebrates the end of the war in Europe and reminded the troops that they were still fighting in the Pacific. It reminded them that "What you say and do in these years immediately following... 6. Letter from Norman Vandivier to his Family, October 14 World War, 1939-1945; United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet; United States. Navy.--Airmen; Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier: CV-6); Correspondence Vandivier has been practicing night flying. His ship is heading to San Diego for De-Gaussing gear. 7. Service Mens Club World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 --African Americans; World War, 1939-1945, --Women; World War, 1939-1945, United Service Organizations (U.S.); Military facilities; Clothing & dress; Shoes Listed as being in the photograph are: Jamesella Boyd, Mrs. F. B. Ransom, Margrane Castlemar, Charles Harry, Ed Gaillord, Mary Walton, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Davis, Emory James, Two W.A.C.S., Herman Holliday,... 8. Alex Vraciu Airplanes, Military; World War, 1939-1945; United States Navy Pacific Fleet; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations As crewmen from the USS Lexington look on, Vraciu holds up six fingers to indicate the number of Japanese planes he had shot down in just eight minutes during the Battle of the Philippine Sea--an engagement... 9. Ernie Pyle Internment Pyle, Ernie, 1900-1945; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Military parades & ceremonies; Military personnel; Military uniforms While a bugler plays "Taps," the remains of Ernie Pyle are laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl Crater, Oahu, Hawaii, on July 19, 1949. The famed Hoosier war correspondent... 10. Lt. J.G. Alex Vraciu Climbs out of his Grumman Hellcat F6F Aboard the USS Lexington Airplanes, Military; World War, 1939-1945; United States Navy Pacific Fleet; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean Alex Vraciu of East Chicago, Indiana, flew for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific on a variety of aircraft carriers. By war's end, Vraciu had shot down nineteen Japanese planes, destroyed another twenty-one... 11. Russell J. McCurdy Military facilities; World War, 1939-1945; United States Navy Pacific Fleet; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Swimmers; Life preservers Members of the 1941 Pacific Fleet whale boat team from the USS Arizona, all members of the U.S. Marine Corps, pose for the camera. Only Russell J. McCurdy, far right, kneeling, who lived in Huntington,... 12. U.S.S. Indianapolis Indianapolis (Cruiser); Military facilities; World War, 1939-1945; United States Navy Pacific Fleet; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, American The cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis delivered critical components of the atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima to Tinian in the Marianas Islands. Three days after it left, on July 30, 1945, the ship was sunk... 13. Michael Vogel World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Army; Prisoners of war--Germany; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Portraits Vogel was born in Czechoslovakia and was Jewish. Captured by the Nazis, he survived Auschwitz and other camps. While on what he described as a "death march" they were attacked by American planes. In the... 14. SFC Owen Sweazey, 4th Ranger, Bn.1, Naples, Italy World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --United States, Army; Portraits; Military uniforms Owen Sweazey was from Indianapolis and served as a member of the elite fighting group Darby's Rangers, a group known for surprising the enemy with “lightening fast” attacks. Sweazey saw combat in North... 15. Willard E. Harold Letter to Bobby World War, 1939-1945; Correspondence Harold gives family news and his thoughts on the war. He feels the nation is in a "real struggle" and hasn't "seen anything yet." He worried about the fighting on Corregidor and how long MacArthur's troops... 16. Willard E. Harold Letter to Bobby World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945, --Veterans; Correspondence; Families; Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945 Harold expected his draft status to become 1A, so he applied for a commission where he would have more options on ways to serve. He agreed with the internment of Japanese in California and noted that San... 17. Diary Entries of Willard E. Harold, Dec. 7, 1941- Dec. 18, 1941 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; World War, 1939-1945; Diaries; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Harold describes the country's reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. War is declared and a draft is established. His business calls during this time period are described as "not normal." 18. Willard E. Harold Letter, Sept. 20, 1942 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; Correspondence; Soldiers--Correspondence; Military life; Military education; Military facilities; Military training; World War, 1939-1945 Harold is writing from Air Corps Officer's Supply School in Mobile, Alabama. He talks about his training, life in Mobile, and mentions possible assignments after graduating. 19. Willard E. Harold Letter, July 13, 1942 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945 Harold gives family news and mentions the increased military presence in Chicago. Gas rationing has begun on the east coast and they want the rest of the nation included. 20. Letter from Willard E. Harold, May 9, 1942 Harold, Willard E. (Willard Ellis), 1902-1988; Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945; Blackouts in war Harold shares family news and his thoughts on Japan taking over Corriegador. He mentions Chicago's blackout policies and that he anticipates being drafted into military service. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 21 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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