Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF BALLISTIC AND SPACE PROGRESS

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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. 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF BALLISTIC AND SPACE PROGRESS

1964

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Summary: Coverage of Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, Comdr. AFSC, participating in the dedication of AFA Los Angeles Squadron sponsored marker and plaque at the birthplace of the missile program in honor of the 10th anniversary of ballistics and space progress. This is the original site of the old Western Development Div., ARDC, SSD facilities and Los Angeles AF Station (1 reel, #MPFMT= 16mm, analyzed) Reel 1: 1) Scenes of Maj. Gen. Ben I. Funk, Comdr. SSD, and Gen. Schriever walking to platform, Gen. Schriever speaking, Maj. Gen. Funk presenting folded flag to colonel, crowd reaction shots and color guard. 2) MS of Gen. Schriever and small boy looking at scale model Atlas presented to him. 3) Scenes of Gen. Schriever, Lt. Gen. James Doolittle and civilian officials on platform during dedication ceremony of marker and plaque, unveiling of plaque, crowd including Maj. Gen. Funk and other VIPs, Gen. Schriever speaking and receiving citations and Lt. Gen. Doolittle speaking. 4) MS of sign above door: USAF SPACE SYSTEMS DIV. AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMMAND. 5) New Headquarters Systems Division complex. 305': Total footage in reel. Good

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Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993

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James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his daring raids on Japan during World War II. He also made early coast-to-coast flights, won many flying races, and helped develop instrument flying. Born in Alameda, California, Doolittle studied as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He also earned a doctorate in aero...

Funk, Ben I. (Ben Ivan), 1913-

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Ben Ivan Funk (b. 1913) attended the University of Denver as a chemical engineering student before entering the armed forces, receiving his pilot's wings in 1936, and being granted his commission in 1937. He entered the regular officer corps in 1938 and was assigned to serve with the 19th Bombardment Group at Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the outbreak of World War II, Funk was flying a ferrying mission to the Middle East and was forced to island hop in the Pacific to evade Japanese forces during t...

Schriever, Bernard A., 1917-2005

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General Bernard Adolph Schriever (1910-2005) was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1910. Schriever is known for overseeing the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, which ushered the Pentagon and U.S. government into the space age. From the description of Schriever, Bernard A. (Bernard Adolph), 1910-2005 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581689 ...