Series II - American Volunteer Group (AVG) "The Flying Tigers", 1941-2004

Title

Series II - American Volunteer Group (AVG) "The Flying Tigers", 1941-2004

Description

American Volunteer Group (AVG) "The Flying Tigers", 1941-2004

Identifier

2008-08-29, Series II

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Newsletter, "A.V.G. News," Volume 2, Number 4, December 11, 1941]
Newsletter, "A.V.G. News," Volume 2, Number 4, December 11, 1941. Includes information about military actions in the China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters. One typed page.

[Field orders template, circa 1940s]
Field orders template, circa 1940s. Outlines the type of information to be included, such as information about enemy and friendly elements, decisions of the group commander, instructions to subordinate units, administration and supply information,…

[Military code document for communications between operations room and squadrons on unsecured channels, circa 1940s]
Military code document for communications between the operations room and squadrons on unsecured channels, circa 1940s. One typed page.

[Letter from George L. Paxton, Treasurer of the American Volunteer Group Memorial Fund, to AVG veterans, June 10, 1943]
Letter from George L. Paxton, Treasurer of the American Volunteer Group Memorial Fund, to AVG veterans, June 10, 1943. Discusses financial details and sends news related to General Claire Lee Chennault's plans in China-Burma-India Theater. Includes a…

[Memorandum to Colonel C. T. Chien from Tye M. Lett Jr., Far East No. 2, Allison Engine Field Service Memorandum, September 26, 1941]
Memorandum to Colonel C. T. Chien from Tye M. Lett Jr., Far East No. 2, Allison Engine Field Service Memorandum, September 26, 1941. Describes the starting procedure for the V-1710-C15 engine. Two typed pages, with handwritten notes on back of second…

[AVG servicemen and others watching snake charming performance]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and others watching a snake charming performance, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

[AVG servicemen and others watching snake charming performance]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and others watching a snake charming performance, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

[AVG servicemen and others watching snake charming performance]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and others watching a snake charming performance, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

[AVG servicemen and others watching snake charming performance]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and others watching a snake charming performance, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.

[AVG servicemen and others watching snake charming performance]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and others watching a snake charming performance, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942.
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