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Artwork: "COL. Noel F. Parrish, commanding officer, Tuskegee Army Flying School, and the First Black Pilots to Receive Wings in The Air Corps - 1942: LT. MAC Ross, LT. George S. Roberts, CAPT. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., LT. Charles DeBow, and LT. Lemuel R. Curtis."- Artist: Roy LaGrone EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

Title: Artwork: "COL. Noel F. Parrish, commanding officer, Tuskegee Army Flying School, and the First Black Pilots to Receive Wings in The Air Corps - 1942: LT. MAC Ross, LT. George S. Roberts, CAPT. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., LT. Charles DeBow, and LT. Lemuel R. Curtis."- Artist: Roy LaGrone EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public

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Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002. Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. : oral history, 1973.

Title: Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. : oral history, 1973.

Influences on military to integrate in 1940s; Air Force attitudes toward integration; 1948 policy and implementation; representative to Fahy Committee.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 38 leaves.

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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. Papers, 1949-1991 (bulk 1961-1991).

Title: Papers, 1949-1991 (bulk 1961-1991).

Chiefly correspondence, case files, dockets, and other papers, relating to Marshall's tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court (1967-1991); together with correspondence, administrative files, and other papers, relating to his service as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1961-1965), and correspondence and legal papers relating to years as U.S. Solicitor General. The papers reflect Marshall's advocacy for the civil rights of minorities, the disadvantaged, and criminal defendants, and his opposition to capital punishment. Correspondents include Benjamin O. Davis, John Doar, John Hope Franklin, Arthur J. Goldberg, Lyndon B. Johnson, J. Edward Lumbard, Adam Clayton Powell, Carl Thomas Rowan, and Roy Wilkins.

ArchivalResource: 231.6 linear ft.

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Stokes, Carl. Papers, 1957-1972.

Title: Papers, 1957-1972.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the political career of Carl B. Stokes, including his terms in the Ohio State legislature, his mayoral campaigns, and particularly his tenure as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection details the organization of the mayor's office, and illustrates the problems that Blacks in the vanguard of social and political progress faced, as well as the challenges faced by any urban leader in the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s. Key events in Stokes' administration are illustrated, including the Glenville Shootout, the hiring and resignation of Safety Director Gen. Ben Davis, the activities of the Mayor's Council on Youth Opportunities, and Cleveland: NOW! The work of then City Council President James Stanton is represented, along with material relating to Stokes' brother Louis. Notable correspondents include Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Robert F. Kennedy, Spiro Agnew, Cyrus Eaton, Edward Kennedy, George Forbes, Jesse Jackson, and Howard Metzenbaum.

ArchivalResource: 104.51 linear ft.

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Parrish, Noel Francis. Papers, 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987).

Title: Papers, 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987).

Correspondence, speeches and writings, academic and military files, family papers, photographs and slides, and other papers, relating to Parrish's military and academic careers. Much of the collection relates to his post as commander of Tuskegee Army Air Field, Ala., where he was responsible for training the Army Air Forces' first African American pilots during World War II. Other topics include Defense Dept. politics, Vietnam Conflict, Women's Army Corps air pilots, and Parrish's training at the Air Command Staff School and Air War College, duties with NATO Defence College in Paris, graduate work at Rice University, and tenure at Trinity University, San Antonio, Tex., as professor of military history. Family papers include diaries and writings of his brother, Garland C. Parrish. Correspondents include Adrian Bosch, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Bonner Fellers, Alfred Goldberg, Alfred M. Gruenther, John T. Hazard, F.D. Henderson, Lena Horne, Austin Hoyt, Langston Hughes, Richard H. Kohn, Pam A. McClellan, Frederick D. Patterson, Donald B. Robinson, and Roy Wilkins.

ArchivalResource: 29.5 linear ft.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION, CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION, CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Coverage of ceremonies on Corregidor Island, dedicating the War Memorial of The Pacific. Film show President Ferdinand Marcos arriving and speaking from VIP stand; Mrs. Marcos cutting ribbon at entrance to Memorial; scenes of spectators including Lt Gen Benjamin Davis, USAF; US Navy officer and Army officers; AV's of Corregidor and surrounding waters; and views of bombed-out buildings on Corregidor, left as they were in 1945. REEL 1: 1) Series of LS's of VIP's arriving at reviewing stand. 2) MS's of Philippine and US flags being raised, crowd standing at attention. 3) MLS of Memorial, pan left to crowd in front of stands. 4) CU's and LS's of spectators. 5) CU two US Admirals (2-star) talking. 6) Lt Gen Benjamin Davis at ceremonies. 7) Series of LS's of VIP's arriving at reviewing stand, artillery salutes being fired in bg. 8) VIP's marching to stand past bombed-out building. 9) LS's of memorial dome and wall. 10) CU of Philippine presidential seal. 11) Series of MS's and CU's of memorial and surrounding gardens. 12) Series of LS's of VIP's walking from stand toward memorial. 13) President and Mrs. Marcos walking past camera to memorial, then touring memorial area. 14) Spectators reading inscription on memorial. 775' Total footage in reel. REEL 2: 1) Series of views of memorial, with inscription listing battles in the Philippine Liberation -- Filipino soldier on guard duty. 2) Bomb damaged barracks on Corregidor, as they were in 1945. 3) Series of scenes of spectators, including Filipino Veterans Group. 4) AV's of Corregidor, showing memorial, bombed-out buildings, heliport, ships at dock area. 5) Honor guard in formation in front of old barracks building. 6) President Marcos and party arriving at VIP stand for ceremonies. 7) Philippine flag being raised. 8) Series of scenes of President Marcos addressing spectators. 9) Mrs. Marcos cutting ribbon across entrance to memorial. 10) Crowd at attention during firing of salute. 11) US flag being raised, tilt to CU of US Army Colonel saluting. 704' Total footage in reel.

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Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002. Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. and Agatha Scott Davis : oral history, 1973.

Title: Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. and Agatha Scott Davis : oral history, 1973.

Experiences as a black officer prior to and after integration of the Air Force.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 56 leaves.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. TM-76A MACE MISSILE IN EUROPE

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. TM-76A MACE MISSILE IN EUROPE

Summary: Coverage of a parade and review at Sembach AB. Germany, commemorating the formal acceptance of the TM-76A Mace missile, and the fifth year of Air Force missile operations in Europe. VIP's shown are; Maj. Gen. Edward J. Timerlake, Vice Commander-in-Chief USAFE; Maj. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Chief of Staff for Operations USAFE; Maj. Gen. William Hefley, Commander Air Material Forces, European Area; Brig. Gen. Reginald J. Clizbe; Col. Harry J. Sands Jr., commander 38th Tactical Missile Wing; and Maj. Gen. Paul Herrmann, Commander of West German Army in Pfalz Area. SLATE: CAMERAMAN: COSPER. 2' LS T-33 making a low pass over a Mace missile, simulating a launch. 20' ELS & LS 686th USAFE Band and airmen of the -- 8th Tactical Missile Wing passing in review. 126' LS & MLS Mace TM-76A on terracruiser and translauncher and its supporting equipment passing in review. 284' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SELLINGER. 286' MLS Mace on launcher as T-33 makes low pass over the missile, simulating a launch. 316' Series of LS & MS's of the base fire engine and firemen standing by; airmen in parade formation; spectators; and the review stand with Maj. Gen. Edward J.Timberlake, Maj. Gen. Benjamin 0. Davis. Maj. Gen. W.T. Hefley, Brig Gen. Reginld Clizbe, Maj. Gen. Herrmann and Col. Harry J. Sands Jr., on it -- Mace missile in bg. 444' MLS of spectators -- Mace missile in bg. 458' MS of photographer. 472' SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SELLINGER. 474' LS & MS 686th USAFE Band and airmen of tbe 38th Tactical Missile Wing passing in review -- review stand in bg. 551' MLS of review officers. 564' LS & MS Mace missiles on terracruisers and translaunchers and supporting equipment passing in review. 652' MS Maj. Gen. Timberlake, Maj. Gen. Herrmann and Col. Sands talking together. 660' ALS of Sembach AB, Germany. 820' AMS Mace missile on launcher. 829' LS entrance sign: SEMBACH AIR BASE. 844' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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Official Military Personnel File for Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

Title: Official Military Personnel File for Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (June 14, 1930-January 31, 1970); Post-Service Documents (January 6, 1971-December 27, 2003); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (August 20, 1943-January 22, 1970); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (June 30, 1937-October 31, 1962); Medical Records (March 6, 1931-July 2, 1992); Photographs & Negatives (n.d.); Original Containers (n.d.).

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. From These Beginnings (Outtakes, SFP 2252), Tuskegee, Alabama, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, California

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. From These Beginnings (Outtakes, SFP 2252), Tuskegee, Alabama, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, California

Taped interviews with Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis (Ret), Gen Daniel James, and Mr. Don "Chief" Anderson (first instructor at Tuskegee), recalling early days of black pilot training at Tuskegee. Includes wild sound of people reminiscing about WWII at Tuskegee Airmen's reunion at Los Angeles Hyatt Regency Hotel. 1/4" mag tape.

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Peck, Allen, L., 1910-1997. Oral history interview with Allen L. Peck, [sound recording], 1994.

Title: Oral history interview with Allen L. Peck, [sound recording], 1994.

Allen Peck, a Madison, Wisconsin resident, discusses his career in the Army and his experience as a prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II. Peck was born in Fort Wayne (Indiana) but grew up in Denver (Colorado). He describes his schooling in Denver in the 1920s and mentions he attended the University of Colorado-Boulder. After two years there, Peck petitioned his senator to nominate him for West Point. He mentions his mother pushed him to apply in honor of his late father, a veteran of the Spanish American War. Peck describes life at West Point in detail: the strict discipline, challenging classes, hazing, and importance of rank. He comments the cadets came from a variety of regional and socioeconomic backgrounds. Peck touches upon prejudice, remarking a homosexual cadet was forced to leave West Point. Peck also noticed regional tensions between Southerners and Northeasterners. He recalls Benjamin O. Davis, a talented African-American cadet, was harassed by white southerners and was not assigned a roommate because of segregation. Peck remarks Davis later became a lieutenant general and commanded the Tuskegee Airmen. In 1936, Peck graduated from West Point and was assigned to Fort George Wright (Washington). He illustrates the lack of funding for Army in 1930s; his company trained with World War I rifles and did not have enough money to travel to Fort Lewis (Washington) to practice maneuvers. Peck observes that his four-year contract was almost over when World War II broke out. In 1940, he married a woman from Spokane (Washington) and was transferred to the Philippines. Peck claims the U.S. military in the Philippines knew that the Japanese were ready for an attack, but the general population did not. He describes plush accommodations and officer club privileges at Zamboanga (Philippines). Peck mentions his wife and other Army spouses were "bored to death" partly because each officer had servants who cooked, cleaned, and did laundry. To pass time, Peck's wife taught at an Episcopalian mission school. Throughout the interview, Peck analyzes relations between officers and enlisted men and emphasizes that there was little fraternization. Peck discusses in detail the various ethnic groups, tribes, and languages in the Philippines. In particular, he covers the Moro, a Muslim tribe on Mindanao, and their practice of juramentado, suicidal assassinations against Christians or enemies. He also describes Japanese immigrants in Zamboanga and a Japanese spy who ran a Kodak camera store. In May 1941, all families of military personnel, including Peck's wife, were sent back to the U.S. because of escalating Japanese attacks in the region. Peck outlines the Japanese takeover of southern Asia. Now a Major, Peck was sent to an isolated town on the island of Mindanao (Philippines) to train the Philippine Army. Peck characterizes Filipinos as "good athletes and good soldiers" and states "there was absolutely no question of their loyalty." He remembers hearing a broadcast from Boston announcing the bombings of Pearl Harbor and Clark Field. Peck states when General MacArthur left the Philippines, the troops felt "alone" and "stuck." He criticizes General Wainwright for surrendering the Philippines when officers spread across the islands felt they had the men and training to fight back. On Mindanao, Peck was isolated from other American commanders. As the Japanese began to invade, Peck stole a Dodge and some gas in an attempt to return to the main base and find out what was going on, but he didn't get far because he'd stolen diesel fuel. Peck reveals his company was running low on food, so he bought cattle from a local famer by writing him phony checks from the U.S. Treasury. Next, Peck describes his capture by the Japanese. He had been ordered to retreat, but he and his men were caught on the wrong side of the river, and U.S. troops had blown the bridge. Peck became separated from his men when he returned to base to disarm mounted machine guns so the Japanese could not use them. Peck explains he and other POWs were brought to a former Philippine Army training camp in May 1942. They remained there until November 1942, when they were moved to a former penal colony on Davao (Philippines). Peck claims all the convicts were released to make room for the POWs. He describes a typical day at the Davao camp, working on tropical fruit farms, sleeping on the floor, and eating the bare essentials. Peck also describes the wells, latrines, and barracks. He notes that the Japanese did not respect U.S. Army ranks, but eventually they allowed American officers to supervise their own men in the fields. Peck tells of going on an unusual mission: the Japanese gave him a jeep to return to his former base on Mindanao and look for any Americans who were wounded or left behind. Following this mission, he ate dinner with a Japanese colonel and his interpreter. Peck characterizes Japanese officers as brutalizing their own soldiers for small mistakes, stating that the Japanese "killed ostentatiously" and that the punishments "didn't fit the crime." He also addresses escape attempts by POWs and graphically describes the torture and execution of two Filipino prisoners; they were tied to posts and killed by a firing squad to deter other POWs from escaping. Nevertheless, Peck reveals a couple POWs in the Air Corps who worked as machinists at the Davao camp successfully escaped to Australia. In a roundabout manner, Peck describes the various prisoner of war camps he was transferred to. After Davao, the POWs were sent to Bilibid prison in Manila (Philippines). There, Peck witnessed U.S. planes bombing Manila Bay. He tells how the Japanese loaded the POWs onto a cramped ship in Manila Bay that was bombed by the U.S. Air Force. Peck describes serious casualties among the POWs. Eventually, the POWs were taken from Manila Bay to Lingayen Gulf (Philippines) where they transferred to another ship. Peck describes sharing a crowded cargo hold with horses and having little to eat. Peck states they sailed to Taiwan, where their ship was bombed again. Peck describes arriving on a third ship in Mogi (Japan) in the winter and being given new clothes: woolen Australian Army shirts and boots with no socks. Peck was finally taken to Mukden (now Shenyang) in Manchuria where he remained for the rest of the war. Peck spends time discussing the diet of the POWs. They were mostly fed rice with leafy vegetables. He reveals that, in Manchuria, POWs working in rice paddies would occasionally drown one of the caribou that pulled the plows, and the Japanese would allow the prisoners to cook the meat. He also states POWs in the Philippines sometimes captured snakes or sharks to eat. During his voyage from the Philippines to Japan, food became scarce. At one point, each POW was given only one spoonful of rice for an entire day. In Mukden (Manchuria), the food improved: POWs were given soy beans, corn, and millet, but Peck recalls ironically that the soy beans were too rich for the malnourished POWs and upset their stomachs. Peck describes many illnesses afflicting the soldiers including: malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition, scurvy, beriberi, ulcers and dysentery. He explains malaria was so common that the Japanese doctors would give a sick POW one day off work but expect him to work again the next day. He reveals the Americans had their own Army doctors who examined POWs at night, but they had no medicine and only a few unsterile tools to work with. He theorizes that the Japanese themselves did not have enough medical supplies to go around. In 1945 at Mukden, Peck recalls learning about the atomic bombing of Japan from POWs who worked in factories and had contact with Koreans and Manchurian civilians. Peck describes the Russians liberating the camp and stripping the Japanese officers of their weapons in a showy ceremony. The POWs remained in camp for several days, and Peck reflects "there wasn't a whole lot of change except that you felt free." Finally, a team of American airmen dropped into the camp and evacuated POWs based on medical need. Peck was with the second group of evacuees because he was suffering from diarrhea and malnutrition. He outlines his trip home via Sian (China), Kunming (China), Manila, Guam, Honolulu (Hawaii), and California. Peck states he arrived back in the U.S. on September 6, 1945, relatively soon after the war ended. He was transferred from hospital to hospital on his way home, and he ended up at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C., where his mother was living. Upon his release from the hospital, he went on vacation to a Leave Center at Santa Barbara (California) and joined his wife who was with her family in Spokane (Washington). Peck mentions that he had no long-term health affects from being a prisoner of war, but in 1946, he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in Spokane and given six months leave from the Army. Peck ends the interview alluding to (but not covering in depth) his service in the Korean War.

ArchivalResource: Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 94 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 94 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 36 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. DEPUTY CINC MEAFSA TOUR, MONROVIA, LIBERIA, ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, KINSHASA AND LUBUMBASHI, CONGO, NAIROBI, KENYA, AMMON, JORDAN, TEHRAN, IRAN, AND MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. DEPUTY CINC MEAFSA TOUR, MONROVIA, LIBERIA, ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, KINSHASA AND LUBUMBASHI, CONGO, NAIROBI, KENYA, AMMON, JORDAN, TEHRAN, IRAN, AND MACDILL AFB, FLORIDA

Covers African and Middle East tour by Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Deputy CinC, Strike Command and Deputy CinC, MEAFSA. VIPs include US Ambassadors John R. Root, Sheldon B. Vance, Robinson McIlvaine and Harrison Symmes. NOTE: EC-135 (No. 10316) is Strike Command Air Command Post, has refueling boom and is painted all white with black stripe running length of fuselage, and black lighting bolts on engine nacelles.

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Joe Beach, a Graphic Illustrator for the Multimedia Center, at Randolph Air Force Base (AFB), painted a portrait of General (GEN) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. for the 99th Flying Training Wing and its squadron heritage project

Title: Joe Beach, a Graphic Illustrator for the Multimedia Center, at Randolph Air Force Base (AFB), painted a portrait of General (GEN) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. for the 99th Flying Training Wing and its squadron heritage project

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Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation, 1917-1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 9/1942-12/1945. Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. 1/3/1944.

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation, 1917-1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 9/1942-12/1945. Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Original caption: "Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., 0-20146, Washington, D.C., commanding officer of fighter pilots and Air Corps mechanics aboard the SS Mohawk at Pier 5. A graduate of West Point 1916, he has had 7 years Army experience and took advanced aviation training at Tuskegee, Ala. Col. Davis sailed from NYPE in April 1943 and saw service in Africa and Sicily as leader of the 99th Squadron. Official Photograph U.S. Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News Virginia."

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Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007. Award Cards, 1942 - 1963. Air Force Award Cards [Commendation Medal]: Cusic, William - Deck, Welson.

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Noel Francis Parrish Papers, 1894-1987, (bulk 1930-1987)

Title: Noel Francis Parrish Papers 1894-1987 (bulk 1930-1987)

Air force general and university professor. Correspondence, speeches and writings, academic and military files, family papers, photographs and slides, and other papers documenting Parrish's military and academic careers, including as commander of Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) where he was responsible for training the Army Air Force's first African-American pilots during World War II.

ArchivalResource: 29,500 items; 58 containers plus 1 oversize and 2 classified; 29.5 linear feet

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Records of the Army Staff. 1903 - 2009. Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Military Personnel, Defense Department and Other Government Officials, Royalty, and Heads of State. 1964-1974.

Title: Records of the Army Staff. 1903 - 2009. Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Military Personnel, Defense Department and Other Government Officials, Royalty, and Heads of State.

This series consists of black-and-white and color photographs, the majority of which were taken by U.S. Army Signal Corps photographers. The photographs record U.S. and foreign military personnel, Defense Department officials and other U.S. government employees, U.S. presidents and vice presidents, foreign heads of state, royalty, sports figures and entertainers, historical figures, and other notable individuals. The series is a mix of portraits of individuals, including photographs of paintings, and images documenting ceremonial events and visits by U.S. and foreign government officials and military leaders. Among the U.S military officers pictured in this series are Generals Creighton Abrams, Omar Bradley, Claire Chennault, Mark Clark, Lucius Clay, George Armstrong Custer, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Charles Dodge, James Doolittle, William J. Donovan, Robert L. Eichelberger, Benjamin D. Foulois, Frederick Funston, George W. Goethals, Adolphus W. Greely, Leslie Groves, Alexander Haig, Hugh P. Harris, Lucius R. Holbrook, Lewis B. Hershey, Oliver O. Howard, Lyman L. Lemnitzer, John A. Lejeune, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, and Maxwell D. Taylor; and Admirals Samuel Gravely, Jr., William F. Halsey, and Ernest J. King. In addition, there are photographs of the much decorated Colonel David H. Hackworth and of Confederate Generals Jubal A. Early, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Many of the photographs in the series show foreign military officers on official visits, in training, or participating in joint exercises, as well as images of some of the key figures in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Of note are images of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, Air Marshal George Jones, and Generals Joseph Joffre, Alfred Jodl, and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The U.S. presidents pictured in this series are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, William Henry Harrison, Herbert Hoover, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S Truman. Photographs of two vice presidents, Charles Dawes and Hubert H. Humphrey, are included as well. There are also photographs of presidential and vice presidential spouses and other family members, such as Muriel Humphrey and Margaret Truman. Other persons of note represented in the series are Governor Thomas A. Dewey, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, several members of the U.S. Congress, and top government officials. Included are photographs of Senators Prescott Bush, Everett Dirksen, Barry Goldwater, Roman Hruska, Daniel Inouye, Jacob Javits, Estes Kefauver, and Edward M. Kennedy; Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson; Secretaries of Defense James V. Forrestal and Melvin Laird; Secretary of State John Foster Dulles; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Allen W. Dulles, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Joseph A. Califano; and Ambassadors Arthur J. Goldberg, W. Averell Harriman, and Joseph P. Kennedy. In addition, there are pictures of cabinet officers Alexander Hamilton, Orville Freeman, Oveta Culp Hobby, Harry Hopkins, and Harold Ickes. The visits of several heads of state, political leaders, and members of royal families are recorded in this series. Some of the individuals pictured are King Bhumibol of Thailand, Chancellors Konrad Adenauer, Willy Brandt and Ludwig Erhard of West Germany; Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba, French Premier Georges Clememceau, Chinese Nationalist leader General Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. Chiang, Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi, King Edward VIII of England, King Faisal II of Iraq, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Norwegian King Haakon VII and Prince Harald, British Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, West German President Theodor Heuss, President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast, Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda of Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Ali Khalatbary, King Hussein I of Jordan, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Lord Ismay, Prime Minister Joseph Leabua Jonathan of Lesotho, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, West German Chancellor Kurt G. Kiesinger, Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, First Secretary Nikita S. Khrushchev, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam, and Thai Prime Minister Thanon Kittikachorn. Included also are photographs of astronauts Frank Borman and John Glenn, physicist Enrico Fermi, lecturer Helen Keller, aviator Charles Lindbergh, and nurse Elizabeth Kenny. Also represented are entertainment figures Sammy Davis, Jr., Samuel Goldwyn, Bob Hope, Jose Iturbi, Al Jolson, and Boris Karloff. Historical personages pictured include American Revolutionary War patriots Tadeuz Kosciuszko and the Marquis de Lafayette, soldier and architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, explorer and political leader John Fremont, social reformer Dorothea Dix, Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo, labor leader Samuel Gompers, and French scientist and army general Gustav-Auguste Ferrie. There are also photographs of French nurse Genevieve de Galard Terraube, who was awarded the Medal of Freedom for meritorious service during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. In addition, there are a few photographs of Native Americans in the series. Of interest are photographs of Army scout Hunting Horse at his 100th and 106th birthday parties.

ArchivalResource: 4 Letter Archives Box, Narrow 2.5 inch 285 Letter Archives Box, Standard

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 91ST STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON STORY

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 91ST STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON STORY

Summary: Coverage of the presentation of the Unit Citation to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron by Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. McNaughton, Vice Commander FEAF. Other officers present were: Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Director, Chief of Staff FEAF; Col. Albert Welsh, Commander, 6007th Recon Group (composite); Col. Fred Stevers, Commander 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing; Lt. Col. Raymond E. Gandy, Commander 91st Strategic Recon squadron. Yokota AB. (Photo'd by 1362nd Photo Filght). Reel 1: 0-3') Blank. SLATE: 13 DECEMBER. PHOTO DIRECTOR: A. G. SMALLWOOD. CAMERAMEN: MITCHELL & SMITH. MS INT 1st Lt. Mann briefing crew -- in bg is a map showing Japan, parts of Korea and Russia. The lieutenant points out a route on the map. The 91st Strategic Reconnaissance insignia is on the wall to the 1eft of map. Lt. Mann and crew synchronize their watches. 73') SLATE: CAMERMEN: MITCHELL & SMITH. 81') MCU INT 1/4 FV crew members look up, then write in notebooks. 106') SLATE. 108') MS EXT crew members load flight gear into back of 6x6 truck. 131') SLATE. 140')LS EXT B-29 parked in front of tower -- 6x6 truck with flight crew enters from 1eft and proceeds toward B-29. 193')SLATE: CAMERAMEN: MITCHELL AND SMITH. 200')LS EXT two F-86D's on hardstand. Small shack is visible behind aircraft -- 6X6 truck with flight crew enters at left, stops in fg, then the crew proceeds to unload flight gear. 266') SLATE. 275') MLS EXT 3/4 FV Lt. Hiss, Aircraft Commander, makes preflight inspection of his crew -- B-29 is directly behind crew. 302') MLS 3/4 FV flight crew standing at attention -- they leave formation, pick up their chutes, and head for the aircraft. 328') MS EXT FV part of crew standing at attention during the preflight inspection, after which they break formation and enter aircraft. 336') SLATE: DIRECTOR. SMALLWOOD. CAMERAMAN: S/SGT. W. E. SMITH. YOKOTA AB. 18 DECEMBER 1952. 356') Several MS's EXT of military personnel and their families seating themselves in bleachers erected at side of hangar. 401') Several MCU's of families seated in the bleachers. 468') LS EXT band marching to left playing, "Sound Off." The various squadrons are standing at attention in bg as tne band marches out at left. 517') CU EXT woman and two children seated in bleachers. 546') MS EXT low angle 3/4 FV of spectators seated in bleachers. 555') MLS EXT Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. McNaughton, Vice Commander of FEAF, Col. Fred D. Stevers, Commander of the 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing and Lt. Col. Raymond E. Gandy, Commander of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, march past from L to R. 569') MS EXT color guard enters at left and marches toward camera -- the military formation is in bg. 604') MCU EXT SV of reviewing party. They are: Maj. Gen. Kenneth McNaughton, Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Col. Fred D. Stevers, and Lt. Col. Raymond E. Gandy. 611') MS EXT color guard coming to attention. 622')MS SV EXT reviewing party saluting towards camera right. 624') MS EXT 3/4 RV Maj. Gen. Kenneth McNaughton places Unit Citation Ribbon on the 91st SR Squadron. 643') Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 0-3') Blank. 3')ASV mountainous terrain with low cumulus clouds above the peaks. 12') AV high angle, RB-29 flying past snow-covered peak of Mt. Fujiyama. 202') Series of AV's of an RB-29 flying over the Mt. Fujiyama sector of Japan (most of this footage is no good due to a lost loop in the camera). 606') Total footage in reel. Reel 3: SLATE: CAMERAMEN MITCHELL AND SMITH. 6') MCU INT trophy case of the 91st Squadron. Two sergants enter at left, remove doors from trophy case and start to wrap and pack the trophies in boxes. 83') SLATE. 93') MCU INT staff sergeant removes trophy from case, wraps it and places it in a carton. 136') SLATE. 144') MS INT of the original squadron insignia drawing which is in the trophy case with the trophies. 155') SLATE. 165') N.G. 179') SLATE. N.G. 246') SCENE 23. ROLL 4. PROJECT 62/555. 253') CU INT Korean awards to the squadron. 304') CU INT original squadron insignia drawing. 337') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: MITCHELL. 18 DECEMBER 1954. YOKOTA AB. 91ST RS STORY. 340') ELS high angle EXT, band marches from right towards bg, then reverses direction at end of the strip and marches back past the troops in bg. The honor guard enters from right, and marches toward bg to a position behind the formation. 501') LS high angle, slight pan to the right of band marching in front of formation. 526') LS G/A formation of fifteen F-36's flying overhead from L to R (the scene is rather hazy). 585') ELS EXT high angle SV of reviewing section. 595') MLS EXT high angle of band and squadrons moving out in bg and marching past camera. 780') Total footage in reel. Reel 4: 0-10') Blank. 10') SLATE: CAMERAMEN: MITCHELL AND SMITH. 20') N.G. 94') MS INT crew in flight clothing enters camera right with a small dolly, un1ocks locker doors and loads flight gear onto dolly. Sign over doorway at camera right reads: SQUADRON SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT. 149') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: NANINI. 152') MLS EXT color guard marches out of frame right from behind formation of troops which are standing at ease. 169') MS EXT color guard enters camera right and stops in mid-foreground in front of camera. 180') MLS EXT band reverses its direction of march back towards camera right. 205') MS EXT 3/4 FV formation saluting. 218' MLS EXT SV of the squadrons -- the formation is at attention, saluting -- hangars and B-29's are visible in bg. 225') MS to CU Gen. McNaughton and staff "trooping the line." 241') MS EXT color guard mnarches to right and out of frame -- two officers in fg salute as flag passes. 269') MLS EXT squadrons move out and away from camera to pass in review. 309') MCU as squadrons pass in review and march out at left -- several buildings at Yokota AB are visible in bg. 331') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: BARTLEY. 18 DECEMBER 1954. 334') MS EXT troops, in columns of threes march past camera right. 342') MCU marching feet. 357') MCU of the troops from the waist up as they march to right in columes of threes. MS to LS EXT RV of troops, in columns of threes, march away from camera. 378') MS troops, in columns of threes, march past camera right. 414') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: BARTLEY. 416') MS 3/4 FV color guard standing at attention. 424') MCU SV same scene description. 432') MS EXT SV color guard places flags staffs in harness sockets, then marches left, turns left and marches toward camera which pans with action. 450') MCU airman with still camera prepares to shoot a picture. 456') MS EXT 3/4 FV flight of officers saluting. 471') CU high angle FV of tech sergeant with tape recorder checking recording level. 481') MS EXT camera pans with Gen. McNaughton and his staff marching toward camera left -- hangar and bleachers are visible in bg as the general and staff pass in front of camera. 497') MS EXT 3/4 FV of Gen. McNaughton's staff entering review area. MS 3/4 FV Gen. McNaughton and staff standing at attention in review stand. 515') MLS 3/4 FV Gen. McNaughton and staff -- bleachers and hangar visible in bg. 519') MS SV EXT tech sergeant, holding still camera, shades his eyes as he 1ooks toward camera right -- hangar and 3-29's visible in bg. 525') MS EXT Gen. McNaughton and staff pass color guard at camera right, salute, the walk out camera left. 541') SLATE: SCENE 20. CAMERAMAN: BARTLEY. MS EXT SV color guard marching R to L -- formation is visible in bg. 554') MS FV Gen. McNaughton's staff saluting in the review stand -- C-47 in bg on parking ramp. 558') MS EXT SV camera pans to the right as Gen. McNaughton and another officer march several steps forward and stop. 573') MS EXT SV Gen. McNaughton places unit Citation ribbon on 91st SR Squadron guidon. 596') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: BARTLEY. 598') Several shots of Gen. McNaughton shaking hands and talking with group of unidentified officers. 638') CU EXT two public address loud speakers. 646') Total footage in reel. Reel 5: MCU low angle 3/4 FV 1st Lt. Leslie P. Boston reads citation awarding Air Force Outstanding Unit Award to the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron over the PA system. 15') MCU 3/4 RV Gen. McNaughton as he ties the Unit Citation to the guidon of the 91st SR Squadron. 37') MS EXT 3/4 FV troops as they march past the review stared and the order "eyes right" is given. 99') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SMALLWOOD. 106') MS EXT five officers of the reviewing party as they march onto the review stand. They are: Maj. Gen. Kenneth McNaughton, Vice Cormmander of FEAF; Col. Albert Walsh, Commander of the 6007th Reconnaissance Group; Brig. Gen. Benjamin 0. Davis Jr., Director Chief of Staff of Operations FEAF; Col. Fred Stevers, Commander, 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing; and Lt. Col. Raymond E. Gandy, Commander, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron. Hanger and C-4 are visible in bg. 124') MS to MCU EXT pan of the reviewing party as they walk toward reviewing stand in bg and step into line. 157') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: COMAS. 18 DECEMBER 1954. 159') MS EXT troops, in columns of threes, march past camera left -- hangars visible in bg. 182') MLS squadron marching, L to R. 209') MS EXT squadron performing a right turn and marching into position to pass in review. 230') MS EXT FV band marches toward and past camera right -- hangar is visible in bg. 250') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: COMAS. 251') MS EXT SV squadrons march into position to pass in review. 267') MLS formation executing the order, "at ease." 275') MLS EXT band p1aying and marching past review stand, then they reverse direction back toward back toward camera right. 313') MS EXT SV formation presents arms and orders arms. 333') MLS to MCU Gen. McNaughton and reviewing party pass in front of formation. 354') Several shots of color guard marching to its position in the formation. 451') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: NANINI. 453') Series of EXT shots of troops, in columns of threes, marching past camera and forming into squadrons. 510' Several EXT shots of troops massing into formation for their review. 545') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SMITH. 549') MCU EXT sign: 91ST STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON MEDIUM PHOTO. Several persons walk behind the sign. 580') MS EXT 3/4 FV sign at left of doorway: 91st STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 0RDERLY ROOM. Several people enter at right and walk through doorway. 605') END SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SMITH. 610') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SMITH. MS EXT of doorway, sign reads: COMBAT OPERATIONS, RESTRICTED AREA, KEEP OUT. Security guard is standing at the steps to the right of the doorway, checking passes of personnel as they enter. 657') SLATE: CAMERAMAN: SMITH. 661') CU EXT of signs on the doorway which read: COMBAT OPERATIONS and RESTRICTED AREA -- KEEP OUT. 670') SLATE. 675') MS EXT 3/4 FV Quonset-type building, one man enters as another man leaves. 696') SLATE. 700') Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig neg)

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. DEDICATION OF STRIKE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, MAC DILL AFB, FLORIDA

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. DEDICATION OF STRIKE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, MAC DILL AFB, FLORIDA

Covers dedication of new headquarters building of US Strike Command, and airshow. VIPs shown include Gen Earle G. Wheeler (USA), Gen Theodore J. Conway (USA), Gen Bruce K. Holloway, Gen Howell M. Estes, Gen Paul D. Adams (USA Ret), and Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis. Reel 1: 1) Skydiving demonstration by US Army Golden Knights parachute team. 2) Strike Command Headquarters. 3) Communications equipment on display. 4) Lt Gen and Mrs. Benjamin 0. Davis arriving. 5) Spectators watching air show. 6) CU Gen Bruce K. Holloway seated in audience. 7) VIPs including Gen Theodore J. Conway (USA), Gen Earle G. Wheeler (USA), Gen Paul D. Adams (USA Ret) taking places on platform and saluting. 8) Audience standing and/or saluting. 9) Gen Conway speaking and introducing Gen Wheeler. 10) Lt Gen Davis, Gen Estes and others in audience. 11) Local official presenting key to city to unidentified Brig General. 12) Gen Wheeler speaking and unveiling plaque. 13) AVs of flight line during air show. 14) AVs Strike Command Headquarters. 15) Lt Gen Davis, Gen Conway and others at air show. 16) RLU-1 "Breezy" flight demonstration. 17) Trans-Florida "Cavalier" (converted P-51) flight demonstration. 18) VlPs including Generals Adams, Conway and Wheeler taking places on platform and saluting. 19) Gen Conway speaking and introducing Gen wheeler. 20) Local official presenting key to unidentified Brig General. 21) Gen Wheeler speaking and unveiling plaque. 22) Spectators gathered for dedication ceremonies. 836' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Spectators viewing aircraft on display including Piper "Enforcer". 2) RLU-1 Flight demonstration. 3) Trans-Florida "Cavalier" flight demonstration. 4) Formation of twelve F-4Es in flyover. 5) USN A-4Es in flight singly and in formation. 6) Skydiving demonstration by US Army Golden Knights. 7) MSs C-123K cargo drop. 8) MSs B-26 container drop 9) MS U-10A maximum climb after takeoff. 10) MSs 0V-10A low flyby, approach and landing to left. 11) MSs C-123K landing and taking off to left. 393' Total footage in reel.

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Thurgood Marshall Papers, 1949-1991, (bulk 1961-1991)

Title: Thurgood Marshall Papers 1949-1991 (bulk 1961-1991)

Lawyer, judge, solicitor general, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, and subject files relating to Marshall's career as a federal judge, solicitor general, and associate justice of the Supreme Court.

ArchivalResource: 173,700 items; 579 containers plus 1 oversize; 231.6 linear feet

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITS SEOUL, KOREA

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITS SEOUL, KOREA

Coverage of President Johnson's visit to Korea showing arrival at Kimpo aboard Air Force One, greeting from Pres Park, inspecting honor guard; visiting troops at Camp Stanley with Gen Charles H. Bonesteel III, 8th Army; laying wreath on grave of unknown soldier at ROK National Cemetery; and series of scenes of 8th Army Honor Guard passing in review. REEL 1: 1) CU's of Korean Military Band members at Kimpo Airport, Korean Honor Guard, ROK and US flags. 2) Series of scenes at cemetery as Pres Johnson lays wreath on unknown soldier's grave. 3) President and Mrs. Johnson signing guest book at cemetery, then boarding helicopters and flying away. 4) Scenes of Presidential party arriving at US Army Camp Stanley and greeting troops. 5) Presidential party arriving at Kimpo Airport aboard Air Force One and walking to reviewing stand. 6) Artillery firing 21-gun salute. 727' Total footage in reel. REEL 2: 1) President and Mrs. Johnson boarding Air Force One and aircraft starting to taxi. 2) Korean school children waving small US flags. 3) President Johnson and crowd during playing of National Anthem. 4) President Johnson in jeep reviewing honor guard, then shaking hands in crowd. 5) Presidential party arriving at Korean War Cemetery aboard helicopters, receiving 21-gun salute. 6) President Johnson entering cemetery. 7) ROK bugler blowing taps. 8) School children waving ROK and US flags, shaking hands with President Johnson. 9) Air Force One taxiing to flight line, President and Mrs. Johnson debarking. 10) Presidential party being greeted by US and ROK officials, including Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. 698' Total footage in reel. REEL 3: 1) Series of scenes of UN Honor Guard in formation at Camp Stanley. 2) Pres Johnson on jeep driving past troops. 3) Presidential party arriving at Camp Stanley aboard helicopters. 4) Pres Johnson and 8th Army CG Gen Charles H. Bonesteel III, taking salute from honor guard. 5) Pres Johnson and Pres Park at Kimpo airport, riding across flight line on jeep, then boarding limousine and driving away. 6) Series of scenes of 8th Army Honor Guard of various UN Units passing in review. 678' Total footage in reel.

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OF 2369: Davis, Gen. Benjamin O. 1936-1940

Title: OF 2369: Davis, Gen. Benjamin O. 1936-1940

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Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation. 1917 - 1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation. 1917 - 1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

This series consists of prints selected primarily from Army Signal Corps photographs with some Navy photographs, to represent a visual historical record of the activities at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, VA. The photographs were taken from September 1942 through December 1945. Some of the subjects are aerial views, athletics, ceremonies and reviews, debarkation, embarkation, equipment, military units, personnel, prisoners of war, ships, supplies, war dogs, and wounded. There are many photographs in this series of women in uniform and civilian dress working as part of the Women's Army Corp and the American Red Cross. Throughout this series there are photographs of the post commander, Brig. General John R. Kilpatrick. Other personalities include Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (336-H-9-L-5960), heavyweight boxing champion Sgt. Joe Louis Barrow (336-H-8-J-4338; 336-H-J-8-4040; 336-H-E-4299), and Private Richard "Red" Skelton (336-H-26-L-13235). All photographs in this series have an item number on the back of the print, and most photographs are captioned. The captions for albums 1 through 9 are located on the back of the previous photograph. In other words, when one opens an album, the caption is on the left page and the photograph is on the right page. The captions for albums 10 through 33 have been removed from the albums due to poor adhesive, photocopied in order, and placed in Box 18 of this series.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet, 8 linear inches

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Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007. Award Cards, 1942 - 1963. Air Force Award Cards [Distinguished Flying Cross]: Dau, Alfred - Deets, John.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. CinC strike retirement, MacDill AFB, Florida

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. CinC strike retirement, MacDill AFB, Florida

Covers retirement ceremony for USA Gen Theodore J. Conway, Commander in Chief, United States Strike Command, at MacDill AFB, Florida. 1) USA Gen William C. Westmoreland, Chief of Staff, and USA Gen Theodore J. Conway arriving on flight line via staff car. 2) USA personnel firing six gun howitzer salute on ramp. 3) USA GEN Westmoreland, Gen Conway, USAF Lt Gen Benjamin O. Davis Jr., and unidentified USN Adm inspecting assembled USA and USAF personnel on ramp. 4) Gen Westmoreland presenting USA Distinguished Service Medal to Gen Conway. 5) MSs KC-135A in flight. 6) USA Gen Westmoreland debarking parked KC-135A and shaking hands with USAF Lt Gen Davis and unidentified USN Adm. 7) USAF and USA personnel assembled in front of US Strike Command HQ building. 8) USAF Lt Gen Davis and USA Gen John L. Throckmorton, new CinC of US Strike Command standing on steps of HQ building. 200' Total footage in reel.

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston. 1942 - 1945. LIEUT. COL. BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR. - AIR FIGHTER

Title: Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston. 1942 - 1945. LIEUT. COL. BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR. - AIR FIGHTER

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - with biographical paragraphs.

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Fletcher, Marvin. The Marvin Fletcher collection, 1887 -1986.

Title: The Marvin Fletcher collection, 1887 -1986.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, questionaires, oral histories, microfilm records. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: 1865-1897, Spanish-American War -- Caribbean, Philippine Insurrection, 1899-1917, World War I (WWI) -- Mexican Border. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organization: 9th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Regiment, Tuskegee Institute. General description of the collection: Marvin Fletcher collection includes civilian's papers collected for dissertation on Black troops who served between 1891 and 1917 and for a biography of brigadier general Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. Letters and interviews from Davis family and associates; microfilmed 201 file and papers; brief oral history by Davis, questionaires and collected papers about other black troops.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007. Award Cards, 1942 - 1963. Air Force Award Cards [Legion of Merit]: Crockett, Allan - Hall, William.

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Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007. Award Cards, 1942 - 1963. Air Force Award Cards [Silver Star]: Carruthers, Rob - Fortwengler, William.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Personality Index to Black and White and Color Negatives, Slides, and Transparencies of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel

Title: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Personality Index to Black and White and Color Negatives, Slides, and Transparencies of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel

This series functions as a joint personality index for Record Group 342, Series AF ("Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign"); Series C ("Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign"); as well as providing access to a portion of P ("Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Noted Civilian Personalities"). The Personality Index is in two parts comprising some 60,000 index cards (3" X 5"), proceeding alphabetically through an estimated 40,0000 names (including multiple cards for the more heavily-photographed figures). There is near-comprehensive coverage of the formal portrait views, head-and-shoulders, or figure-seated-at-desk -- found frequently in Record Group 342, Series C and in Record Group 342, Series AF, and near-comprehensive coverage of the formal portrait views found in the "Generals" segment of Record Group 342, Series P (Boxes 123-189, spanning some 4,300 negatives). The larger portion of Record Group 342, Series P (Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Noted Civilian Personalities) is devoted to formal portraits of colonel-rank officers. These portraits are rarely represented in the Personalities Index, and can be identified only by consulting the Record Group 342, Series P "Colonels" segment itself. As for references to other kinds of images of individuals in Record Group 342, Series AF and Series C (appearing in group portraits, or appearing in views of meetings, tours, reviews, award ceremonies, and assorted special and routine operations), the Personality Index coverage is substantial but by no means comprehensive. Not every individual identified in every Air Force picture caption is represented in the Personality Index. High-ranking or particularly notable figures tend to be those indexed, although there are certainly many lesser known military personnel and civilians included as well. Altogether, the Personality Index includes listings for Secretaries of the Air Force, Chiefs of Staff, and other headquarters officials; area and functional command heads, wing and divisional commanders, and many other Air Force generals; war honorees, aces, test pilots, astronauts, and other aviation figures; leading Army, Navy, and Marine officials; U.S. Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Cabinet members, and Congressional and diplomatic figures; entertainers and other non-government celebrities; foreign political and military luminaries; and, as suggested above, a variety of lower-level U.S. Air Force personnel appearing in photographs of activities as diverse as aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, and religious prayer. Specific names in Part I (1954-1980) range from Air Force General Nathan Twining to Captain Alan D. Milacek (winner of an Air Force "Mackay Trophy" in 1970), from General Charles "Chuck" Yeager to Sergeant John Harrell (shown in a routine view of a maintenance shop at Phan Rang Air Base in South Vietnam), from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Senator Strom Thurmond, from Ambassador Frederick Nolting to King Hussein, from Bob Hope to Cardinal Richard J. Cushing. Part II provides primarily citations to World War II and Korean War-era personalities. There is some overlapping of information. Some Korean War individuals and notables in early aviation history are also represented in Part I. Part II includes citations to such individuals as President Dwight D. Eisenhower; then Representative Gerald R. Ford visiting repatriated prisoners of war in Korea; and Secretary of State Dean Acheson signing an agreement to establish a long range proving ground for guided missiles in the Bahamas. Included too is a citation to Ambassador Averill Harriman in Russia awaiting the arrival of U.S. Strategic Air Force bombers to a Russian base. Too ranking Air Force personnel such as General Henry H. Arnold, Major General Harry G. Armstrong, Major General Curtis E. LeMay; Major General Claire L. Chennault, Lieutenant General George E. Stratemeyer, and Colonel George W. Goddard are cited multiple times. In many instances numerous notable episodes from their military careers are referenced. Photographs of Lieutenant Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. of Tuskegee Airmen fame is included in part II. Of interest is a citation to one image in particular of Davis rceiving the Distinguished Flying Cross from his father US Amy General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. There are many citations to images of comedian Bob Hope with United Service Organizations (USO) troupes entertaing airmen on the frontlines in World War II and Korea. Other well known actors entertaining service personnel are also cited. Examples of references to less notable individuals include Betty Baker, a World war II American Red Cross staffer on rest and relaxation in Italy; 2nd Lt. Alberta L. Bleau, a nurse in the Army Nurse Corps meeting her brother Staff Sergeant John G. Bleau in the European Theater of Operations; and Captain Julean Marcinkowski interrogating desserter Ho Uk Chin of the Second Division, North Korean Forces, November 1950. For a more detailed introduction to the notable personalities, see the description for Record Group 342, Series B ("Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Foreign and Domestic"). All Personality Index cards bear names and corresponding black and white or color item numbers (or, in the case of Record Group 342, Series P negatives, a reference to "General's Book"), specific portrait dates, plus, at times, "A," "B," or "C" designations (these suffixes represent multiple views of a given individual in Record Group, Series P).The majority of the images referenced in Part II are black and white. Beyond these basic references, cards vary considerably in terms of depth of information and mode of presentation. This variance is due in part to heightened workloads and limited staff resources in the picture depository over the years; in part to the absence of a fully-developed Air Force picture cataloging/indexing manual; and in part to late-1960's changes designed to bring the still picture cataloging approach in line with the motion picture cataloging approach used at Norton Air Force Base. (See the Record Group 342, Series B description for a full explanation of the "Norton" system). While the majority of cards are devoted to single images, there are also numerous cards containing multiple-item listings. The majority of cards include systematic caption information (place, date that the image was taken, date that the image arrived at the central depository, organizational source, full content description, photographic process and format, and, increasingly after the mid-1960's, photographer). There are also many cards with only very cursory caption references. There are even widely-scattered cards bearing small contact prints of the respective personalities. Finally, the majority of cards contain some form of cross referencing to prints in Record Group 342, Series FH ("Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II and Korean War") and in Record Group 342, Series B. Subject references appear as either a string of terms appearing on the top or bottom of the card (e.g., "Filed- Vietnam -- Maintenance -- Miscellaneous"), as is the case with the majority of the cards, or a numeric code entry appearing at the top (e.g., 040500, indicating the 04 Events/Activities category, notebook 50). At the same time, the cross-references do not always lead the researcher directly to the corresponding print. In some cases, the terms cited on the card have not been updated to match the Norton-system notebook headings introduced in the late-1960's. And, again in some cases, the numeric code entry does not take into account a non-Norton, geographic ("ND" group) notebook location. Hence, such print cross-references become clues, at best, rather than authoritative connecters.

ArchivalResource: 67 linear feet

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Photographs of World War II Activities, Domestic and Foreign

Title: Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Photographs of World War II Activities, Domestic and Foreign

The photographs in this series form a companion collection to the larger subject files compiled by the OWI, notably Series AA, LU, and MO. This series consists of a wide variety of photographic coverage, including training of U.S. forces, combat footage from the major war theaters, and home front activities. Of interest in this series are ground-level views of bomb damage in Berlin, Germany (folder 6); the members of the Army Air Forces' first class at the Tuskegee Institute, including Capt. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (folder 24); copies of sketches by the Russian war artist Dementi Shmarinov (folder 46); and views of censors at work at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) (folder 9). Also of interest are several "panoramic" views of Soviet troops and captured German equipment on the Russian front (208-A-46-1 to -4, located at J/5/5/5). These consist of several 4" x 5" prints taped together to form the panoramic image. These photos were collected from the armed services and commercial news organizations; most photographs contain captions.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear feet,6 linear inches

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Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789 - ca. 2007. Award Cards, 1942 - 1963. Air Force Award Cards [Air Medal]: Davidge, William - Davis, June.

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Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002. Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. : oral history, 1973.

Title: Reminiscences of Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. : oral history, 1973.

Influences on military to integrate in 1940s; Air Force attitudes toward integration; 1948 policy and implementation; representative to Fahy Committee.

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"Staff officers of an...Air Corp Squadron near Fez, French Morocco. Left to right: Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, C.O.; Capt. Hayden C. Johnson, Adjutant; Capt. E. Jones, Service Det.; Lt. Wm. R. Thompson, Armaments; Lt. Hervert E. Carter, Engineers; Lt. Erwin B. Lawrence, Operations; Lt. George R. Currie, Ordnance."

Title: "Staff officers of an...Air Corp Squadron near Fez, French Morocco. Left to right: Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, C.O.; Capt. Hayden C. Johnson, Adjutant; Capt. E. Jones, Service Det.; Lt. Wm. R. Thompson, Armaments; Lt. Hervert E. Carter, Engineers; Lt. Erwin B. Lawrence, Operations; Lt. George R. Currie, Ordnance."

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