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A worthy foe [Clipping, circa 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "A worthy foe," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on the death of fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

War aces flinch when they recall deaths in the sky [Clipping, 1937] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "War aces flinch when they recall deaths in the sky," from the New York Journal-American, September 24, 1937. Reports on the wartime experiences of fighter aces. Includes photographs of Lieutenant K. Porter, Captain John Ronan, Colonel Harold E. Hartley, and Lieutenant Herman Wisse.

Maj. Harold Hartney ranks third among American Air Force [Clipping, 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Maj. Harold Hartney ranks third among American Air Force," from the Saskatoon Star, October 9, 1918. Reports on Hartney's military service and status as a fighter ace.

[Program for dance performance inspired by A. M. Sullivan's poem "Winged Warrior"] (Item)

Program for a dance performance inspired by A. M. Sullivan's poem "Winged Warrior," written about fighter ace Frank Luke, undated. Includes a reproduction of poem and list of Aviators' Post officers, which includes Harold E. Hartney. Four typed pages.

Out of Control [Newsletter, circa November 1918] (Item)

Newsletter, "Out of Control," Vol. 1, No. 1, November 7, [no year, circa 1918]. Reports on news and military activities of interest to members of the First Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service. Includes photographs of fighter aces Frank Luke and Lieutenant Wilbert W. White. Four typed pages.

[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. 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. 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 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 Bureau of Naval Personnel, December 19, 1946] (Item)

Letter to Elvin L. Lindsay from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, December 19, 1946. Forwards permanent citation for Lindsay's Distinguished Flying Cross. One typed page.Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.

Palouse officer leads Jap attack [Clipping, 1943-1945] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Palouse officer leads Jap attack," from an unidentified publication, circa 1943-1945. Reports on Lieutenant Elvin L. Lindsay's participation in a combat flight over southwestern Luzon. Item from a disassembled scrapbook documenting the U.S. Navy career of Elvin L. Lindsay, circa 1944-1947.

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