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Memorandum to the Bureau of Naval Personnel from Clyde Pangborn, March 19, 1943. Informs Bureau of Pangborn's change of address from New York, New York to Wenatchee, Washington. One (1) typed page.Item included in Clyde Pangborn's officer service…

Pilot certification card issued by the United States Navy to Henry B. Christensen, March 13, 1943. Certifies Christensen's qualification as a naval aviation pilot for heavier-than-air craft.

Special Orders No. 59 (extract), Headquarters Fort Benning, March 10, 1943. Notes information related to a change of station for the 161st Signal Photographic Company. One (1) page.

Special Orders No. 49, Headquarters, Fourth Detachment, Special Troops, Second Army, March 10, 1943. Grants a six-day leave of absence for Lee Embree. One (1) page.

Photograph of a group of Royal Air Force servicemen relaxing outside, Cosford, England, circa March 1943.Inscription: "Cosford, 3.1943."Item from a photograph album in the Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection, circa 1940-1945. Album contains…

Photograph of U.S. Marine Corps servicemen at a swimming hole, likely in the Solomon Islands, March 1943.Included caption: "VMF 214. Swimming hole near camp. March 1943."

Photograph of the Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft flown by fighter ace Joe Foss, March 1943. Imperial Japanese flags representing Foss's aerial victories are painted near the cockpit.Inscription on verso: "Grumman F4F flown by Joe Foss in Bone Yard,…

Photograph of a field shower at the VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214) camp, Guadalcanal, March 1943.Included caption: "VMF 214 camp near Fighter One. Home made shower. 1943 March."

Photographic group portrait of members of the No. 8 Polish Course at the Royal Air Force Officers' School, March 1943. Individuals are identified by last name, initial, and rank in the caption. Leon Swietlikowski is standing in the back row, fifth…

Receipt of partial payment for Lee Embree and Betty Embree, March 1943. One (1) page.