Fighter ace Joseph J. Foss is interviewed about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Marine Fighting Squadron 121 (VMF-121) in…
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part one, the narrator summarizes the event, introduces…
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part two, the narrator presents excerpts from…
This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part three, the narrator presents excerpts from…
Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after the Freedom 7 splashdown, May 5, 1961. The Freedom 7 capsule is visible in the water below.
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) delivering the Freedom 7 capsule to the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), May 5, 1961.
Photograph of General Lewis Walt and other dignitaries at the grand opening of a covered market, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "13. General Walt at Celebration of opening covered Market area in village."
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Corps band at the grand opening of a covered market, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "17. Marine band at Celebration of opening covered Market area in village."
Photograph of three Seabee officers near a U.S. Marine Corps camp, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption identifies the men by their last names. A radar dome is visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "56. Juliano,…