Papers, 1942-1945.

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Papers, 1942-1945.

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The collection consists of notes, newspaper and magazine articles, and official orders. The articles and notes concern flying in the Aleutians and the war in the area. The official orders concern the awarding of the Air Medal to John Potter and other persons.

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OCLC Western Training, W7L

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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

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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 ...

Potter, John, d. 1984.

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John Potter joined the U.S. Air Force in Iowa in 1942 and served at Elmendorf Air Force Base and at Fort Glenn. In 1942 and 1943, he served in the Aleutians with the Thirty-Sixth Bomber Squadron and the XI Bomber Command as a photographer. He participated in various attacks on Japanese installations in the Aleutians and was awarded the U.S. Air Force Air Medal. Potter retired from the Air Force in 1970. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. From the description of Papers, 194...