Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. NEIL H. MCELROY, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND GENERAL THOMAS D. WHITE, CHIEF OF STAFF, USAF, VISIT HICKAM AFB, HAWAII, 17 OCTOBER 1959
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