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  • DYESS, William Edwin Papers (1942-1943)

    .05 cu ftCall No. 142.767-3IRIS No. 00116888Lieutenant Colonel. 21st Pursuit Squadron, 1941-1943.Died in P-38 crash near Burbank, CA. Dyess AFB, YX named in his honor. Author of The Dyess Story (1944, reprint 1976).Official papers relating to Dyess' experiences and observations while a prisoner of

  • DWIGHT, Henry Williams Papers (1917-1961)

    2 reels negative microfilm.Call No. 168.7151, 34146-34147IRIS No. 1032821-1032822Second Lieutenant. Air Service, 1917-1919.Born in Brookline, MA. Served to grade of Quartermaster Third Class, US Naval Reserve Force, April-August 1917; transferred and served to grade of Private First Class, Aviation

  • DURE, Leon S. Papers (1942-1945)

    .02 cu ft Call No. 820.04C IRIS No. 0265353 Major. USAAF, Eastern Air Command, 1942-1943. Personal papers relating to the importance of air power in the conquest of Burma by the Allies. Includes a description of air-ground and guerrilla operations to retake Burma in the years 1942-1945.

  • DUNTON, Delmar H. Papers (1917-1966)

    1 cu ftCall No. 168.7109IRIS No. 1027999-1028015Major General. USAAF, 1917-1945.Born in Detroit, MI. School of Military Aeronautics, Austin, TX 1917-1918. Air Corps Tactical School, 1938. Flying Cadet, 1917-1918; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Air Service, August 1918. Career assignments include:

  • DUNN, William Walton Papers (1970-1976)

    .03 cu ftCall No. 168.7066IRIS No. 1016221-1016229-->Brigadier General. USAF, 1952-1976.Born in Corpus Christi, TX. BS, United States Naval Academy, 1952; MS, HQ Air Force Institute of Technology, 1957; Ph.D., Texas A&M U, 1963. Air War College, 1971. Career assignments include: various duties as

  • DORFF, Ralph L. Papers (1943-1945)

    .3 cu ft Call No. 168.7092 IRIS No. 1024447-1024450 Lieutenant Colonel. USAFR. Second Lieutenant, 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, 1943-1945. Personal papers relating to Dorff's World War II service. Includes military flight records, mission logs, and some personal

  • DOCKSTADER, Robert B. Papers (1944)

    .01 cu ft Call No. 731.306-1 IRIS No. 0238627 Captain. USAAF, 17th Pursuit Squadron, 1941-1942; V Fighter Command, 1942-1944. Official papers relating to Dockstader's experiences in the early months of World War II. Includes a statement by Dockstader dated 10 November 1944 concerning his

  • DONALDSON, Luther Lee Papers (1950-1978)

    One reel negative microfilm.Call No. 168.7118, 33714IRIS No. 1029933-1029935Lieutenant Colonel. Civil Air Patrol, 1950-1973.Born in Quinton, AL. Served to the grade of Corporal, US Army, 1916-1921; Corporal, US Marine Corps, 1942; Private, US Army, 1942-1943; Member, Alabama Air National Guard,

  • DEICHELMANN, Matthew Kemp Papers (1945-1973)

    1.7 cu ftCall No. 168.7059IRIS No. 1008421-1008473Major General. USAF, 1941-1959.Born in Binghamton, NY. BS, United States Military Academy, 1927. Air Corps Tactical School, 1939; National War College, 1950. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, June 1927 and served to grade of

  • DAVIES, John/James Hubert Papers (1940-1977)

    .2 cu ftCall No. 168.7081IRIS No. 1022468-1022470Major General. USAF, 1929-1957.Born in Piedmont, CA. AB, U of California, 1928. Air Corps Tactical School, 1939; Air War College, 1947; National War College, 1949. On 30 November 1951 General Davies legally changed his first name from John to James.