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Holiday greeting card from staff at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, circa 1940s. Includes a photograph of military aircraft in flight and a group photo of Biggs operations staff. Caption: "Seasons Greetings. BIGGS Operations Staff: S. Sgt. F. Vermillion,…

Photograph album of images taken during Donald T. Hayes' service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, circa 1940s. The album contains 113 black-and-white photographs and features snapshots of Hayes, his fellow crewmembers, life on base,…

Photograph of Donald T. Hayes in his hand-painted bomber jacket, circa 1940s. The jacket features the text "Johnny Reb," a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, and several bombs.Part of a disassembled photograph album documenting Donald T. Hayes'…

Flight logbook for Ole B. Bennedsen, circa 1943-1945.

Photograph of a large group of airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "They bomb the Axis. Under command of Col. Ted Timberlake of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, these American…

Photograph of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of 487th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, under antiaircraft fire, circa 1943-1945.

Photograph of pilot Ole B. Bennedsen with "Bonnie Lassie," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft of the 487th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945. The aircraft was named for Bennedsen's daughter.

"Lucky Bastard Club" certificate issued to Donald T. Hayes, 1944.

Photographic group portrait of a flight crew with a U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1944. Donald T. Hayes is in the back row, far right. The other crew members are identified in the verso inscription. Inscription on…