David E. Tavel World War II collection, 1940-2007.

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David E. Tavel World War II collection, 1940-2007.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192041748

The collection consists of materials relating to David E. Tavel's involvement in the Army Air Corps and the Army Air Forces during WWII, 1941-45. There is also material relating to his sevice in the Air Force Reserve.

2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 folders of photographs.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6962793

Indiana Historical Society 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...

United States. Air Force. Air Force, 10th

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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Heavy), 456th.

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United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th

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United States. Army. Air Corps

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United States. Air Force

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...

Tavel, David E., 1920-

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David E. Tavel is a native of Indianapolis, Ind. In October 1941 he was appointed as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Force. The following year, he became a combat pilot and flew Consolidated B 24 Liberators in Texas and Idaho as part of the 15th Air Force. He served with the 456 Heavy Bomb Group 746 Squadron in Stanora, Italy. He was awarded the Silver Star for the mission on April 22, 1944 to Bucharest, Rumania for his ability to save his plane and crew after sustaining heavy flack damage. In...