In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his…
This recording contains one-on-one interviews with Naval Aviators Daniel R. Rehm, Charles M. Mallory, Paul J. Fontana, Marion E. Carl, Robert C. Coats, Donald E. Runyon, and George Blair. Rehm, Mallory, Carl, Coats, and Runyon briefly describe their…
This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Oscar I. Chenoweth and Hamilton McWhorter and with historian Adrian O. Van Wyen. Chenoweth and McWhorter discuss their military service with the United States Navy during World War II,…
Photograph of Military Police inspecting the defendants' chairs during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, circa 1947-1948. The men are (from left to right) Corporal George H. Butler, Private…
Oblique aerial photograph of Mount Fuji, Japan, August 1947.Inscription on verso: "Mt. Fujiyama taken by one of our planes in early August. Notice the snow cap. The peak is 12,000 ft high."
Photograph of a building at the "Shrine of the Turtles" in Nagoya, Japan, August 1947.Inscription on verso: "The Shrine of the Turtles Temple. Nagoya, Japan. Aug 1947."
Photograph of a bridge and pond at the "Shrine of the Turtles" in Nagoya, Japan, August 1947.Inscription on verso: "Shrine of the Turtles in Nagoya. This pond is simply 'cramped' with turtles. They have so many in there."
Photograph of a bus in Nagoya, Japan, August 1947. The inscription notes that the bus was formerly a government vehicle, now repurposed for public transportation.Inscription on verso: "A government vehicle turned over to the Japs and converted into a…
Photograph of a residential neighborhood of Nagoya, Japan, August 1947. A child stands by the road in the foreground.Inscription on verso: "Simple street scene in Nagoya, Japan. Aug 47. PS. No sidewalks, notice!"
Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft crashed upside down on a beach near Nagoya, Japan, August 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "The L-5 the Infantry cracked up in the river bottom. Nagoya,…