Abian A. Wallgren photograph collection. 1918-1945.

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Abian A. Wallgren photograph collection. 1918-1945.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs, cartoons, christmas cards. Covers the following wars: WWI, World War II (WWII). General description of the collection: The Abian A. Wallgren photograph collection includes many photographs of Wallgren himself, his wife, and other family members and of reunions of veterans in whose organizations Wallgren seemed (at least from the content of the photos) to be very active. There are numerous photos of reunions, dinners and veteran buddies, one being Robert Ripley of "Believe it or Not" fame. There is an album containing 82 christmas cards from famous cartoonists to Wallgren, many of Wallgren's cartoon christmas cards and clippings of Wallgren's cartoons from Stars and Stripes. Among the WWII photos are several portrait photos of unidentified United States (U.S.) Marine Corps officers and two of U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot ace Gregory (Pappy) Boyington.

1 box (121 photographs, 82 christmas cards)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7590677

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Boyington, Gregory "Pappy", 1912-1988

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Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the military conflict between China and Japan. In September 1942, Boyington...

Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949

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Robert LeRoy Ripley (b. Dec. 25, 1890–d. May 27, 1949), American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world. From the description of Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582310 ...

Wallgren family

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United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...

Wallgren, Abian A. (Abian Anders), 1891?-1948

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Wallgren drew cartoons for "The Stars and Stripes," the official newspaper of the American troops in France during World War I, for the American Legion magazine, and for several syndicated comic strips. From the description of Collection, 1917-1947. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122465036 Abian A. Wallgren was an enlisted soldier in the Marine Corps. He was a cartoonist for the Stars and Stripes newspaper for the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E...