Papers, 1944-1950.

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Papers, 1944-1950.

Correspondence, military records, newspaper clippings, and printed memorabilia contained in two scrapbooks chiefly relating to her service and activities as a nurse stationed at Reno Army Air Base.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8062421

Nevada State Historical Society

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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...

Edwards, Virginia Irene Sadler Hart, 1920-1995

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Nurse serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces (in 1947 name changed to U.S. Air Force) during World War II at Reno Army Air Base; licensed practical nurse at St. Mary's Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Reno, Nev.; member and officer of the American Legion in Nevada. From the description of Papers, 1944-1950. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70973680 ...

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 ...