Feb. 25, 2010 KEESLER, SAMUEL Papers. 1896-1918 3.7 cu ftCall No. 168.7567Iris Nos. 011561159-011561162Second Lieutenant. Air Corps, 1917-1918. Born in Greenwood, MS. B.A. Davidson College, 1917. Joined army May 1917. Commissioned 15 August, 1917 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Received Aerial Observer and Gunnery Training at Ft. Sill, OK. Assigned to
Dec. 7, 2009 DARKEL, Richard N. (Master Sergeant) Call No.: K239.0512-308IRIS No.: 00904248IRIS Tape No.: 00904249Accessibility: OPENPages/Time: 15 pp/0:25Class: UDate/Location: Unknown/UnknownInterviewers: Lt. Colonel Ian R. LittleSource: Project CORONA HARVEST CollectionTopics:(1962-1964) Oral history interview with MSgt Richard Darkel, photo
Aug. 25, 2009 SHELBURNE, JAMES CRUMPTON Papers. 1861-1972 8.7 cu ftCall No. 168.7036IRIS Nos. 0126993-0127052Educator, Department of the Air Force, 1946-1972. BA, Howard College (Birmingham, AL), 1928; MA, 1937; PhD, 1953, U of Chicago. Successively Educational Consultant, 1946-1948; Educational Specialist (Deputy for Curriculum), 1948-1954; and Senior
April 24, 2009 ALLEN, Roy, PAPERS. 1944 – 1945 and 1975 – 1980 unknown cu ftCall Nos. 168.7378 through 168.7378-2IRIS Nos. 1143094 through 1143096Roy Allen was born in Olney, Philadelphia. He became a B-17 pilot and served in WWII. On 14 June 1944, Roy Allen and his crew were hit and forced to parachute into Nazi-occupied France. Roy was initially aided by the
April 24, 2009 ALFORD, Julius E., PAPERS. 1941 - 1984 unknown cu ftCall Nos. 168.7381 through 168.7381-13IRIS Nos. 1143109 through 1143122Julius Alford enlisted into the Army on 15 Mar 1941 and was honorable discharged on 31 October 1941 in order to accept a commission in the Air Corps Reserve on 31 October 1941. He served as an active duty officer
April 24, 2009 ALDEN, John, PAPERS. 1998 unknown cu ftCall Nos. 168.7379 through 168.7378-3IRIS Nos. 1143100 through 1143103John Alden grew up in California where he, his brother, and John Merger Dietzel were boyhood friends. John Merger Dietzel became a Lieutenant and served as a pilot in World War II. Mr. Alden felt strongly compelled to
April 24, 2009 ALBERT, Wendell E., PAPERS. 1948 – 1952 unknown cu ftCall Nos. 168.7380 through 168.7380-2IRIS Nos. 1143106 through 1143108Wendell E. Albert was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. He joined the newly established Air Force on 2 January 1948. He had served two years, six months, and thirteen days in the Army during World War II. Due to his
April 24, 2009 ADAMS, Gerald M., PAPERS. 1990 - 1998 unknown cu ftCall Nos. 168.7377 through 168.7377-3IRIS Nos. 1143088 through 1143091Gerald M. Adams is a native of Nebraska and served as a high altitude reconnaissance pilot in England during World War II. After the war, he continued with the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until 1960 when he completed
March 13, 2009 WEBB, Hamilton B., Papers. 1942 - 1978 1.02 cu ftCall Nos. 168.7039-1 through 17IRIS Nos. 127071 through 127093, 1028875Rose to the rank of Brigadier General while a member of the U.S. A.F. from 1942 until 1973. General Webb was born in New York, New York. He received his bachelor of science degree from Yale University in 1935 and his
March 13, 2009 POLIFKA, Karl A. Sr., Papers. 1942 - 1949 .5 cu ftCall Nos. 168.7580 (1 Box of 5 folders)IRIS No. 1156897 (Folders 1 through 5)Attained the rank of Colonel in the USAAF. He was born in Raton, NM. Polifka joined the military in June of 1937 and served as commander of the 90th Photo Reconnaissance Wing during World War II. The Colonel was