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[Joseph J. Foss oral history interview]
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…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 1 of 3)]
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…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 2 of 3)]
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…

[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 3 of 3)]
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…

[Astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after Freedom 7 splashdown]
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.

[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter recovering Freedom 7 capsule]
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (number 149767, tail code ET) recovering the Freedom 7 capsule, May 5, 1961.

[Sikorsky S-58 helicopter delivering Freedom 7 capsule to USS Lake Champlain]
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.

[General Lewis Walt and other dignitaries at grand opening of covered market]
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."

[Marine Corps band at grand opening of covered market]
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."

[Seabee officers near Marine Corps camp]
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,…
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