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[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 2 of 3)] (Item)
[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 conversations between the American and German delegations. Topics discussed include the German scoring system for aerial victories, past and current…
[Edward C. Outlaw oral history interview] (Item)
[Edward C. Outlaw oral history interview]
Fighter ace Edward C. Outlaw discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 32 (VF-32) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission over Truk Atoll on April 29, 1944 in which Outlaw’s flight encountered a large group of Japanese fighter aircraft. Outlaw…
[Marshall U. Beebe oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)
[Marshall U. Beebe oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marshall U. Beebe is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy. In part two, he continues to discuss the various stages of his military career, including his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot during World War II and as an Air Group Commander during the Korean War. Topics discussed include Beebe’s training history; his time…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism as Flight Leader in Fighting Squadron Ninteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944." One typed page.Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S.…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Distinguished Flying Cross "for distinguishing himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight as pilot of a carrier based fighter aircraft assigned to a strike against enemy installations on an island of the Bonin Group on 5 August 1944." One typed…
[Memorandum to Commanding Officer, Fighting Squadron 19 (VF-19), from Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals, December 7, 1944] (Item)
[Memorandum to Commanding Officer, Fighting Squadron 19 (VF-19), from Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals, December 7, 1944]
Memorandum to the Commanding Officer, Fighting Squadron 19 (VF-19), from Captain H. G. Patrick, Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals, December 7, 1944. Recommends that an entry for Lieutenant Elvin L. Lindsay's actions in searching for and locating a crashed Grumman TBF-1C aircraft be added to his Fitness Report. One typed page.Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S.…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from John L. Sullivan, Acting Secretary of the Navy, circa 1945-1947] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from John L. Sullivan, Acting Secretary of the Navy, circa 1945-1947]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from John L. Sullivan, Acting Secretary of the Navy, circa 1945-1947. Presents Lindsay with the Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of a Fighter Aircraft in Fighting Squadron Nineteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, during action against the enemy Japanese forces in the Philippine Islands Area, from October 21 to 24, 1944." One typed…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Distinguishing Flying Cross "for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron Nineteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, during operations against enemy Japanese forces on an island in the Bonin Group, August 5, 1944." One…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Gold Star in lieue of a second Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Acting Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron Nineteen, attached to the U.S.S. Lexington, in action against enemy Japanese forces on November 6, 1944." One typed page.Item from a disassembled…
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral John S. McCain, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945] (Item)
[Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral John S. McCain, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945]
Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from Vice Admiral John S. McCain, U.S. Navy, circa 1944-1945. Presents Lindsay with the Gold Star in lieu of a second Silver Star "for distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity against the enemy while serving as the leader of a fighter sweep of a carrier based fighter aircraft." One typed page.Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the…