Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
460th Heavy Bombardment Group Society papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 01.0046
Scope and Contents
The collection of the 460th Heavy Bombardment Group Society contains a unit history of this B-24 U.S. Army Air Corps Group, 55th Wing, 760th, 761st, 762nd, 763rd Squadrons and Group Headquarters, which served in the Italian Campaign. This collection primarily focuses on the memory of the war and those who served in the 460th. Included is a listing of the airmen who were held as prisoners of war, including their squadrons, positions on the plane (e.g. pilot, gunner), the date, mission, and what country or stalag in which they were held. Also included is a booklet, "Remembering the 460th Bomb Group (H)," which contains photographs, personnel lists, and maps, and was prepared as a...
Dates:
Created: 1943-2015; Other: Date acquired: 02/07/2015
Omer E. Englehart collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 00.0535
Scope and Contents
The materials in the Omer E. Englehart collection document activities of a U.S. Army Air Forces Corporal who served in the European theater during World War II. This collection consists of an extensive compilation of personal correspondence between Omer E. Englehart and his family, friends from home, and friends from abroad between the predominant dates of 1940 to 1947. The collection also includes, various copies of newspapers regarding military happenings, original wartime books, training pamphlets and booklets for the U.S. Army Air Corps, travel guides, original photographs and postcards depicting life on base as well as Omer E. Englehart's personal travels while deployed, three 78...
Dates:
Created: 1939-1967; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1947; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2000
William T. Rolfe collection
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2004 Box 8 (04.0264-04.0310), Folder: 04.0308 - Folder 1
Identifier: 04.0308
Content Description
This collection relates to Corporal William T. Rolfe who served in the Royal Air Force as a gunnery instructor in the United Kingdom during World War II. This collection contains the memoir titled "My Memoirs" which documents the life of Rolfe.
Dates:
1980; Majority of material found within 1907-1945; Other: Date accessioned: 2004-12-06
Mildred Shearer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02-01.0535
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal papers including letters, notes, sketches, newspaper articles, and a radio interview of Mildred Shearer about her work with the United Service Organization (USO) sketching servicemen. Almost 600 photostatic copies and a few original portraits are included as well. The letters are mainly thank you notes in which servicemen and family members of servicemen commend her for her sketches.
However, there are a few personal letters from friends and in one case, an entire collection of correspondence with one man in the Marines named Lieutenant Ralph Hunter Bennett. Her letters from Bennett are romantic in nature, unfortunately, they are abruptly cut...
Dates:
Created: 1944-1953; Other: Date acquired: 09/26/2001
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- United States. Army Air Forces--Military life 2
- World War, 1939-1945 2
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain 2
- Afghanistan--History--20th century 1
- Air mail service 1
- Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944 1
- B-24 (Bomber) 1
- B-29 (Bomber) 1
- Bataan (Philippines : Province) 1
- Blechhammer (Concentration camp) 1
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Budapest (Hungary) 1
- Camberwell (London, England) 1
- Canada--History, Military--20th century. 1
- Canadian Infantry Corps Petawawa, Ontario Canada 1
- Czechoslovakia 1
- Douglas DC-4 (Transport plane) 1
- Education 1
- Germany. -- Luftwaffe -- History. 1
- Glasgow (Scotland) 1 + ∧ less
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