Items from Box 1, Folder 5 of the David L. Davidson Jr. Collection, 1957-1962. Folder contains two certificates and accompanying envelopes related to Davidson's service with the U.S. Army Reserve.
Photograph of a U.S. Army North American BT-9 Yale aircraft (fuselage number 324), December 29, 1936.Inscription: "(G-92P-115) (12-29-36) (10) North American."
Oblique aerial photograph of Fairfield Air Intermediate Depot, Ohio, April 10, 1931. The scene depicts pursuit aircraft, hangars, and other buildings.Inscription: "(O-A-733M-15)(4-10-31-9:30A)(12-7000) / Pursuit ships, Fairfield, Ohio."
Poster of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen consulting a map while Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft fly overhead, circa 1942. Art by Ivan Dmitri.
Text: "Keep 'em flying! / Air crews are vital for victory. Young men, 18 to 26 inclusive, can be…
Original drawing of a U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft firing its guns, 1940s.
Text: "Lightning strikes the Axis. The Army Air Forces salute your 3-to-1 victories."
Poster of a smiling serviceman in a U.S. Army uniform, circa 1941. Illustration by artist Tom B. Woodburn.
Text: "Soldiers' life. Make the Regular Army your career."
Honorable Discharge certificate issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. Army, September 28, 1937. Discharges Simons from the U.S. Army in order to accept a commission with the Air Corps Reserve. Includes enlistment record on verso.
Composite photograph of four images of servicemen preparing for deployment to France, superimposed over a map of Normandy, June to July 1944. The images depict servicemen packing equipment, preparing a row of jeeps, interacting with a child, and…