Papers, 1942-1944.

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Papers, 1942-1944.

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Correspondence and other documents relating to McAllister's service in the Army Air Forces, from his draft notice in 1942 to correspondence following his death on a mission over Germany in 1944.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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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...

McAllister, William J., 1922-1944

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World War II airman, of Indianapolis, Ind. From the description of Papers, 1942-1944. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70928851 McAllister was born in Indianapolis and attended Shortridge High School. He was drafted late in 1942 and trained as a radio operator and turret gunner. He was stationed in England in the 561st Bomb Squad, 388th Bomb Group, on the crew of the bomber "Pandora." The "Pandora" was shot down near Vechta, Germany on its 15th missi...