[Papers], 1910-1956 / Melvin B. Asp.

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[Papers], 1910-1956 / Melvin B. Asp.

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Includes high school memorabilia, newspaper clippings, military service records, certificates, photographs, and pilot log books (1918-1919). Also includes a bound volume of the Drew Field Echoes (1942-1944), the weekly newspaper of the Tampa air base.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

University of South Florida, USF Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132082

University of South Florida, USF Library

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Asp, Melvin B., 1893-1964.

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Melvin B. Asp (1893-1964) was born in Pueblo, Colorado. His family moved to Tampa, Florida in 1907. After graduating from Hillsborough High School in 1913, Asp left Tampa to attend the University of Minnesota. In 1917, he became a cadet in the U.S. Army’s flying service, beginning a 33-year career in Army aviation. From 1941 to 1944, he served as commanding officer of Tampa’s Drew Field (now Tampa International Airport) with orders to transform the semi-swampy area into a modern air base. After ...

United States. Army. Air Corps

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