The Harry E. Jones papers, 1936-1968.

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Jones, Harry E. The Harry E. Jones papers, 1936-1968.

The Harry E. Jones papers, 1936-1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48758238

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, memoirs, awards / certificates, clippings, newspapers, magazines, leaflets / brochures, photos, ephemera, greeting cards, uniform prints. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 1st Field Artillery. General description of the collection: Harry E. Jones papers is a collection of miscellaneous papers centering on Jones' long struggle to have his retirement ranking reclassified from sergeant first class to master sergeant and to change the basis for paying retired enlisted men; these documents often contain appended commentary by Jones and occasionally include biographical material on him. Four published articles are also included, one of the Ploesti Air Raid, which he helped ready -- James Dugan and Carroll Stewart, "Ploesti: German Defenses and Allied Intelligence," The Air Power Historian, v. 9, no. 1: 1-20, 1962 -- and three on military balloonists -- Gloria L. Atkinson, "Lieutenant 'Andy' and the Airship," The Airman, v. 9, no. 8: 20-21, 1967; William Hassler, "Professor Lowe -- A Personality Profile," Civil War Times Illustrated, v. 6, no. 5: 12-21, 1967; Craig S. Herbert, "Gasbags Preferred: The American Ballon Service in World War I," Aerospace Historian, v. 15, no. 2: 26, 39-51, 1968.

7 boxes.

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