Copp collection, 1912-1981.

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Copp collection, 1912-1981.

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This collection consists of a significant body of documentation which was gathered by DeWitt S. Copp in conjunction with his research for two of his books: "A Few Great Captains: The Men and Events that Shaped the Development of U. S. Air Power" and "Forged in Fire: Strategy and Decisions in the Air War Over Europe." Of significant importance are the biographical files consisting of correspondence, memoranda, military reports and printed matter which relate to the military careers and personal activities of military figures who were prominent in the history of American air power. Included are files of Henry "Hap" Arnold, Follett Bradley, Ira Eaker, Benjamin Foulois, George Kenny, Laurence Kuter, Curtis LeMay, Douglas MacArthur, Carl Spaatz, all of whom played important roles in the expansion of the Army Air Corps.

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US Air Force Academy, McDermott Library

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US Air Force Academy, McDermott Library

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Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950

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Foulois, Benjamin Delahauf, 1879-1967

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Copp, DeWitt S., 1919-1999.

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DeWitt Samuel Copp was a writer whose work often focused on the cold war. Mr. Copp wrote more than 30 books, both fiction and nonfiction, and many articles about the cold war and espionage, as well as books about his other passion, aviation. A flight instructor and pilot, he served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Later as the international marketing director of the Weather Engineering Corporation, he helped develop equipment that created artificial rain by using airplanes that dropped...

Kuter, Laurence Sherman, 1905-1979

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A 1927 West Point graduate, Laurence Kuter transferred to the Air Corps in 1930. In 1941 he was one of the principal authors of the basic plan for employment of air power in World War II and he then took command of a bomber wing in England. After tours of duty in North Africa, Washington, D.C. and the Pacific Ocean Area, Kuter was promoted to major general. He participated in a series of combined Chief of Staff Conferences at Quebec, Cairo, and London. When General Arnold became suddenly and ser...

Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Ira Clarence Eaker : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451540 From the description of Reminiscences of Ira Clarence Eaker : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147461 U.S. Army officer, U.S. Air Force officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist. From th...