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[Pilot certification card issued by United States Navy to Henry B. Christensen, March 13, 1943] (Item)

Pilot certification card issued by the United States Navy to Henry B. Christensen, March 13, 1943. Certifies Christensen's qualification as a naval aviation pilot for heavier-than-air craft.

[Appointment certificate issued by United States Army to Norman Stromer and Special Orders No. 215, August 1942] (Item)

Appointment certificate issued by the United States Army to Norman Stromer and Special Orders No. 215, West Coast Army Air Forces Training Center, Santa Ana, California, August 1942. The certificate appoints Stromer to the rank of staff sergeant. The orders list assignments and appointments for various service members, including Stromer. Five total typed pages.

[Honorable discharge certificate issued by United States Army to Norman G. Stromer, January 31, 1943] (Item)

Honorable discharge certificate issued by the United States Army to Norman G. Stromer, January 31, 1943. Certifies that Stromer has been discharged in order to accept an appointment to flight officer. Includes a copy of Stromer's enlistment record. Two typed pages.

[Navy Cross certificate issued by U.S. Navy to Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1940s] (Item)

Navy Cross certificate issued by the U.S. Navy to Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1940s.Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.

[Certificate of Plank Ownership issued to U.S. Navy serviceman Jerry Michaud, April 26, 1945] (Item)

Certificate of Plank Ownership issued to U.S. Navy serviceman Jerry Michaud, April 26, 1945. Certifies that Michaud was a member of the original crew commissioned on the USS Pine Island (AV-12) and "therefore entitled to all rights and privileges of a plank owner on this noble ship." Includes illustrations of seaplanes and mermaids.

[Certificate issued by U.S. Navy to Jerry Michaud, August 30, 1945] (Item)

Certificate issued by the U.S. Navy to Jerry Michaud, August 30, 1945. Certifies that Michaud was a part of Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 (VPB-26) when the squadron entered Tokyo Bay to accept the surrender of the Imperial Japanese government. VPB-26 subsequently became the first squadron to operate from Tokyo Bay during the occupation of Japan.

[Certificate of Satisfactory Service issued by U.S. Navy to Lieutenant Commander Elvin L. Lindsay, January 15, 1946] (Item)

Certificate of Satisfactory Service issued by the U.S. Navy to Lieutenant Commander Elvin L. Lindsay, January 15, 1946. Signed by James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy. Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.

[Instrument flight test certification card issued by U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, May 5, 1943] (Item)

Instrument flight test certification card issued by the U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, May 5, 1943. Includes handwritten notes on verso.

[Instrument pilot certification card issued by U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, December 6, 1945] (Item)

Instrument pilot certification card issued by the U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, December 6, 1945. Includes handwritten notes on verso.

[Pilot rating certification card issued by U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, February 16, 1943] (Item)

Pilot rating certification card issued by the U.S. Army Air Forces to Michael T. Russo, February 16, 1943.