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| Date: | 11 21 1943 |
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| Description: | Major Arthur L. Post of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was shot down on June 20th, 1943 and rescued on September 28th, 1943 after 101 days in the jungle. Here he is... |
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| Description: | Portrait of Josh Sanford sitting in an airplane during WWII. Joshua was the child of a Ho-Chunk mother and Seneca Father. Sanford served in the Army Air Co... |
| Date: | 03 06 1962 |
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| Description: | A pencil drawing of a man holding his hands over his ears, standing next to his bed as though he's just leapt out of it. His expression is similar to that ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Airplane resting on its landing gear. Caption reads: "A bi-motor caudrone. Valuable for observation, takes the air quickly and is particularly speedy at hi... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring a cartoon illustration showing two different bridges. The first, labeled: "The Bridge of Ships," shows several large ships forming a bridg... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring a cartoon illustration titled: "Where Do You Stand," with a large red question mark over the image. To the left of the question mark, a so... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of an airplane with French markings flying in the sky. Two soldiers are in the foreground, one with binoculars, are looking off... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of a mechanic standing and waving to a silhouette of an airplane taking off; in the background several more silhouetted airplan... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of soldiers lined up, planes flying overhead, a cavalry-mounted officer on horseback, and a cannon nearby. Poster text rea... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam reaching for the viewer's hand (or perhaps money), and gesturing behind him to waves of soldiers and airplane... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration depicting an elevated view of a downed plane tail up and floating in the sea with survivors standing on top of it. A seaplane i... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms is sitting on an airplane as he and other soldiers travel to Fort Knox. |
| Date: | 05 22 1957 |
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| Description: | Air Guard Lt. Dan Torphy, returned from a training flight at Truax Field, carrying his gear while walking near his plane with Lt. John Roseboom. |
| Date: | 07 04 1960 |
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| Description: | General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1960 |
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| Description: | General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Advertising proof. In the foreground of the illustration is a Marine driving a jeep. In the background marines are working with artillery. On the bottom le... |
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| Description: | A pilot in flight suit poses next to an F-86D Sabre jet fighter. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Truax Airport. Pilot about to climb into a jet fighter." |
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