Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. THE 1707TH AIR TRANSPORT WING (TNG) IN OPERATION QUIET
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Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913-
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Henry Garfield Thorne, Jr. (1913- ) was born in Waco, Texas and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in 1932. In 1937, he graduated from aviation cadet training and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Thorne was stationed in the Philippine Islands as a pilot with the 3rd Pursuit Squadron when World War II began, and was evacuated to Australia after the fall of Bataan. After returning to the U.S. in 1942, he attended the Army Command and General Staff School in...
