Scrapbook, 1941-1943.

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Scrapbook, 1941-1943.

A scrapbook compiled and annotated by Daigle describing his activities during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs of fellow soldiers as well as of places Daigle was stationed during the war. The collection also contains two books: "God is my co-pilot" by Robert L. Scott and "Born in battle" by Rowan T. Thomas. The latter book contains a dedication to Daigle from Capt. Thomas.

1 v. ; 29 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6687649

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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United States. Army Air Forces

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The Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course was established in 1944 at several locations in the U.S., one of which was Harvard Business School. The HBS program involved eight weeks of training in the business of contract terminations, cutbacks, and property disposal necessitated by changes in Army Air Forces tactical requirements. Approximately 4,200 officers received instruction throughout the country, about one sixth of them at HBS. The goal of the program was to train men for participation in t...

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Lewellyn C. Daigle, a native of Fort Kent, Maine, graduated from the University of Maine in 1939. While at the university he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and was active in athletics and in musical organizations. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, serving in the Pacific and the Middle East. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Daigle was killed on May 11, 1955, in a plane crash in Utah. He was chief of the procurement divis...

University of Maine

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