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,...

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Contains a spiraled notebook that holds schoolwork related to the Ground School in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Contains 1 black leather photo album with yellow stitching around the edges of the cover material. Contains 57 pages of black paper with plastic covers holding 161 black-and-white photos, 30 black-and-white postcards, 12 color postcards, various receipts, identification cards, two (2) color printed maps, a certificate of citizenship, and a downed cloth aviation pamphlet American pilots use to ask for help.

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This folder contains two issues of the Truax Field Radio Post from May 1945 and a partial issue of the Sheppard Field Texacts from Madison, Wisconsin, in October 1944.

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This folder contains matted photographs related to the Arctic Test Branch in Big Delta, Alaska.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Robert E. Byrns Collection documents the military career, instructional activities, and research interests of Colonel Robert E. Byrns from the 1930s through the late 1980s, with particular emphasis on his service in the Armored Force Replacement Training Center (AFRTC) and Armored School at Fort Knox, Kentucky; his work with Special Training Units during World War II; and his later involvement with the Army Field Forces Arctic Test Branch in Alaska. The materials reflect Col. Byrns’s...

Abstract The Robert E. Byrns Collection documents the military career, instructional activities, and research interests of Colonel Robert E. Byrns from the 1930s through the late 1980s, with particular emphasis on his service in the Armored Force Replacement Training Center (AFRTC) and Armored School at Fort Knox, Kentucky; his work with Special Training Units during World War II; and his later involvement with the Army Field Forces Arctic Test Branch in Alaska. The materials reflect Col. Byrns’s...