Warren D. Williams papers, 1917-1974.

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Warren D. Williams papers, 1917-1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/179689641

Collection contains Warren D. Williams' personal correspondence, military records, two flight log books (1918-1920), a scrapbook created by Williams (concerning his career during the 1920s and 1930s), a photograph album of his 1947 record breaking flight between Los Angeles and New York City, and a few photographs (of Williams, his colleagues, and aircraft). Clippings (concerning Williams, the U.S. Air Mail Service, and United Airlines), a few periodicals (with articles concerning Williams), award certificates, two award plaques, two identification cards, and a poster of United Airlines pilots are in this collection as well.

4.22 cubic ft. (4 boxes) + 1 envelope.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6935043

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. Army. Air Service

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United States. Air Mail Service.

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United Airlines

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Williams, Warren D.

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Warren D. Williams (1893-1974) was an American pilot and airline executive during the twentieth century. Born in Richland, Georgia, Williams learned to fly in the U.S. Army Air Service and served as a pilot in France during World War I. After the war, he served as an air mail pilot in the U.S. Air Mail Service (1920-1927). From 1927 to 1958, Williams worked for National Air Transport and its successor United Airlines, serving as a pilot based in Cleveland, Ohio (1927-1933), Assistant Chief Pilot...