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Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…
Newspaper clipping, "Kin receive decorations for 5 area men," from an unidentified publication, circa 1940s. Reports on family members receiving medals on behalf of servicemen killed in service or who are prisoners of war. Includes photographs of Robert H. Bolick, William Collins, Irving M. Day, Robert E. Paine, Robert W. Gates, and Harold E. Hartney Jr.