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[Robert F. McMahon oral history interview (Part 5 of 9)] (Item)

In this nine-part oral history, fighter pilot Robert F. McMahon is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part five, he continues to describe his wartime service history, including his 1941-1942 combat tour in the Southwest Pacific, his time as a training instructor in the United States, and the beginning of his 1944-1945 combat tour in…

[Robert F. McMahon oral history interview (Part 6 of 9)] (Item)

In this nine-part oral history, fighter pilot Robert F. McMahon is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part six, he continues to describe his combat tour in the European Theater during 1944 and 1945. Topics discussed include his capture by German forces following a bail-out from his disabled aircraft, his time as a prisoner of war in…

[Gregory A. Daymond oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Gregory A. “Gus” Daymond is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daymond describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in England with No. 71 Squadron, one of the RAF Eagle Squadrons made up of American volunteers. Topics discussed include Daymond’s early interest in aviation and experiences as a…

[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 324 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes during World War I. This album is predominantly souvenir copy photographs, with numerous views of German and Italian soldiers and prisoners, the British marching into Cologne, the Italian retreat and…

[Aerial view of Ostend, Belgium] (Item)

Aerial photograph of Ostend, Belgium, circa 1918.Inscription on album page: "Ostend. Subs in harbor."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Statue in Brussels, Belgium] (Item)

Photograph of a statue in Brussels, Belgium, circa 1914-1919. Inscription on album page: "Brussels."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Aerial view of bomb damage to harbor in Zeebrugge, Belgium] (Item)

Aerial photograph of bomb damage to the harbor in Zeebrugge, Belgium, circa 1918.Inscription on album page: "Zeebruge [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Statue depicting man with fish and bird, Brussels, Belgium] (Item)

Photograph of a statue depicting a man with a fish and bird, Brussels, Belgium, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "Brussels."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Aerial view of bomb damage to harbor in Zeebrugge, Belgium] (Item)

Aerial photograph of bomb damage to the harbor in Zeebrugge, Belgium, circa 1918. The inscription notes strategically sunk British ships, an outbound submarine on the left, and the HMS Vindictive docked at the mole (sea wall).Inscription on album page: "Zeebroge [sic]. Note British ships sunk to block exit of 'U.Boats' and path of outbound 'sub.' 'Vindictive' at Mole."Part of Album One from the…

[Kaiser Wilhelm II, Crown Prince Wilhelm, and German officials at Belgian border] (Item)

Photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Crown Prince Wilhelm, and other German officials at the Belgian border, circa 1914-1918.Inscription on album page: "Kaiser and Prince at Belgian border."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

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