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Photographic group portrait of a U.S. Navy servicemen of Naval Air Station Pensacola's Photography School, Florida, February 1942.Inscription on verso: "February 1942 / Pensacola Foto [sic] School."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.
Christmas menu for the Aviation Cadet Mess, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, December 1944.
Inscription on interior page: "Final Squadron, Nov. to Jan. 30 1945. Received wings."
[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944]
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Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Ed O. Leigh from their son, Frank C. Leigh, postmarked September 13, 1944. Notes that he flew to Pensacola from Naval Air Station Sanford to escape a hurricane. Includes an illustration of a duck wearing a flight helmet and the text "Greetings from Pensacola, Florida, home of the U.S. Air Naval Training Center."
This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Oscar I. Chenoweth and Hamilton McWhorter and with historian Adrian O. Van Wyen. Chenoweth and McWhorter discuss their military service with the United States Navy during World War II, including their time with Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) and Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9), respectively. Topics discussed include memorable combat…