Date: | 12 27 1944 |
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Description: | War hero Capt. Richard I. Bong, of Poplar, Wisconsin, credited with knocking out 21 Japanese planes in the South Pacific, shaking hands with Governor Walte... |
Date: | 1944 |
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Description: | Instructor on the wing of a biplane talking with an airman trainee in the cockpit of a plane during flight training at Truax Field during World War II. |
Date: | 07 02 1945 |
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Description: | First Lieut. Robert V. Merklein is showing his father, O.F. Merklein, the location of Yokohama, where he downed his first Japanese plane. |
Date: | 07 27 1945 |
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Description: | Funeral wreath with photograph in center of Lieut. William T. Gleason, at Lieut. Gleason's funeral service held on July 27, 1945, at St. Bernard's Church. ... |
Date: | 11 15 1945 |
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Description: | Roundy Coughlin shaking hands with Lieut. Col. Royal Thompson as they renew their acquaintance from attending a baseball game in Chicago when Royal Thompso... |
Date: | 08 03 1946 |
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Description: | Lieutenant General Eaker at the Madison airport in front of a B-17 bomber. He is shown with State Representative K. Henry (R-Jefferson) and welcoming commi... |
Date: | 08 15 1946 |
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Description: | Lieut. Theordore Haspell is shown receiving four gold stars from Capt. J.E. Hurff, University of Wisconsin professor of naval science and tactics. The star... |
Date: | 08 17 1946 |
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Description: | The original crew of "Dave's Dream," the B-29 airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb on Bikini Island, in front of the plane at Truax Field during a ... |
Date: | 08 17 1946 |
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Description: | Mrs. J.C. Ferguson, pilot Major Woodrow Swancutt, and Dick Johnson standing in front of B-29 airplane, "Dave's Dream" at Truax Field. Major Swancutt, a Wi... |
Date: | 11 08 1948 |
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Description: | Capt. Homer P. Anderson, U.S. Air Force, (center) posing at a meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Park Hotel. With him are his co-pilot from Langley Field i... |
Date: | 01 03 1949 |
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Description: | Glady McConochie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris McConochie of Pardeville, in center, taking her oath from Elmer H. Gibson, at left, commanding officer of ... |
Date: | 07 15 1949 |
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Description: | Family portrait of Lieutenant and Mrs. Leon B. (Florence) Stephens Jr. and their eleven-month old son, Timothy, who are visiting in the home of the officer... |
Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
Date: | 06 17 1952 |
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Description: | Mrs. Mary Ellen Fletcher used an inheritance to fly her mother and father in-laws from Birmingham, England to Madison to witness their sons graduation from... |
Date: | 10 25 1957 |
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Description: | Lt. Col. Lassiter Thompson sits behind his desk at Truax Field. He is the newly appointed commander of the 61st Fighter Interceptor Squadron. |
Date: | 06 30 1958 |
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Description: | The Air Guard Police fire a final salute to heroic departed comrade, Lt. Duane Pierstorff. |
Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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Description: | Maj. Alexander de Seversky (right), speaker at the Air Power banquet at the Wisconsin Memorial Union, speaks with Donald Alexander and Marian Alexander. |
Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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Description: | Three men stand and chat at the Air Power banquet held at the Wisconsin Memorial Union. Some of the military officers and civilian officials in attendance ... |
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