Papers, 1944-1998.

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Papers, 1944-1998.

Map indicating flak concentrations in Germany that was used by Elmer Homburg, a Cottage Grove, Wisconsin native who flew as a bombardier and navigator with the 785th Squadron, 466th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II.

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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. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 785th.

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Homburg, Elmer L., 1921-2011.

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Homburg (1921-2011) served during World War II with the 785th Squadron, 466th Bomb Group. He grew up on a farm in Cottage Grove (Wisconsin) and earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He flew twenty-five missions during World War II, retired from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of major in 1981, settled in Madison (Wisconsin) with his wife, Jean, and raised four children. Homburg spent thirty-seven years teaching at Madison East High Sch...

United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 466th.

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