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Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, October 30, 1918. Explains that her son, Charles W. Drew, is a prisoner at St. Clements Hospital in Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France) and being supplied with food and necessities by the Red Cross. One typed page.
Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, November 1, 1918. Explains that the Red Cross has received word from her son, Charles W. Drew, explaining that he was wounded in action and taken prisoner, and that he asked her to be notified. One typed page.
Fighter ace Louis E. Curdes is interviewed by historian Douglas E. Clanin about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Curdes describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 82nd Fighter Group in the Mediterranean Theater and with the 3rd Air Commando Group in the Pacific Theater. He also touches on his postwar career with…
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…
Fighter ace Harry C. Crim, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 21st Fighter Group while stationed in Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima. Special focus on a banzai attack on Iwo Jima in March 1945 and on a combat mission in April 1945 in which Crim…
Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 73 black-and-white photographs of various scenes in Europe during and just after World War I. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen and a few women staff and/or spouses, including the Air Service's 4th Corps Headquarters at Sinzig, the 12th Aero Squadron at…
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 conversations between the American and German delegations and describes notable moments during the visit, such as speeches made at a war memorial dedication…
Telegram to Mrs. Drew, January 14, 1919. Notes that her son, Charles W. Drew, is in an embarkation hospital and will be transferred soon.
Newspaper clipping, "Flyer Liberated," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Lieutenant Charles W. Drew's release from a prisoner-of-war camp.
Photograph of a captured Japanese airman and Chinese servicemen at a military camp in Kweilin, China, circa 1941-1942.
Inscription on verso: "Captured Japanese Airman, Kweilin."