Frank A. Armstrong Jr. Papers, 1927-1969, 1999, 2001

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Frank A. Armstrong Jr. Papers, 1927-1969, 1999, 2001

1927-2001

Papers (1927-1969, undated) including correspondence, memoirs, reports, flight records, flight log, speeches, etc. relating to the career of pioneer aviator and US Army Air Corps general during and after World War II.

8.2 Cubic feet, 16 containers plus 7 oversize folders, consisting of correspondence, memoirs, reports, flight records, flight log, speeches, pamphlets, publications, clippings, albums, photographs, citations, awards, and miscellaneous

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