United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group (H), 95th
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David E. Bail Jr. papers
Collection — 12.0025-Box 1
Identifier: 12.0025
Content Description
This collection relates to Lieutenant David E. Bail Jr. who serves as a bombardier with the 335th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group in England during World War II. He attended University of Florida and enlisted in Spring of 1942. He flew two missions over France before he was shot down over Hanover, Germany on July 26, 1943 and killed in action.
This collection contains seven folders includes Bail’s personal letters to his family from December, 1941 up to his death, letters from the War Department to Bail’s family first declaring him MIA, then later confirming him KIA, two photographs of Bail and his crew, and a letter from his sister to Bail’s parents recounting her interview with Bail’s...
Dates:
1938-1949; Other: Date accessioned: 2012-06-14
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Alvin H. Brown collection
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2003 Box 4 (03.0078-03.0124), Folder: 03.0107 - Folder 1
Identifier: 03.0107
Content Description
This collection relates to Alvin H. Brown who served as a B-17 pilot assigned to the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomber Group flying missions over France and Germany from England ending in the summer of 1945. The collection includes an audio tape recording interview and accompanying transcript.
Dates:
Event: 1919-2002; Other: Date acquired
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
