Papers and photographs, 1939-1991.

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Papers and photographs, 1939-1991.

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Papers of McMahon, a Madison, Wis. veteran of World War II and the Korean War who served as a cook with the Marine Corps and the Air Force and later worked for the William S. Middleton Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, Wis.

Papers 0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized folder) and.Photographs 0.1 linear ft. (4 folders)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673407

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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United States Armed Forces Institute

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McMahon, James E., 1921-1991.

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William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, Wis.)

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McMahon, James, Mrs,

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United States. Marine Corps. Division, 3rd.

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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 ...