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Air Navigation Notebook, April 1945

 Item — Box: OS0008

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The George M. Boswell, Jr. Collection comprises various materials related to George M. Boswell, Jr.'s military career, including photographs, operational records, training materials, and maps. Notable items in the collection are those connected to Operation Torch, the USS Henry T. Allen, the USS Sibley, and the USS John R. Brooke. Navigational training materials are also available in the collection.

The collection mainly consists of materials related to the USS Henry T. Allen, USS Sibley, and Operation Torch. It includes various items such as drawings, operational records, and notebooks. The Operation Torch series contains military documents in French and maps of Mehedia, Port Lyautey, and Africa.

Another significant section of the collection contains photographs of Navy officers, the commissioning ceremony of the USS Sibley, the Naval Station Treasure Island Barracks, various vessels, the Hotel del Coronado, and the USS General J.R. Brooke. Also included in the collection is a video of the commissioning ceremony of the USS Sibley and a video of vessels at sea.

The collection includes training material related to George M. Boswell, Jr.'s time spent at the United States Naval Reserve Midshipman's Naval School and the Operational Training School in the Twelfth Naval District, Treasure Island, California. The training material relates explicitly to navigation, including position plotting sheets, an air navigation notebook, and other assorted items.

Lastly, the collection has several notable items, such as a map of Iwo Jima created shortly before the Battle of Iwo Jima, a watercolor painting of an F4U Corsair, a graphite sketch of an abandoned artillery emplacement, and multiple pamphlets depicting locations such as Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, and others.

Dates

  • Creation: April 1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: French

Repository Details

Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository

Contact:
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America