Roy M. Sheely collection, 1944-1945, 1983-1991, undated.

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Roy M. Sheely collection, 1944-1945, 1983-1991, undated.

The Roy M. Sheely collection consists primarily of photographs regarding the crash of Sheely's B-17 bomber in the Netherlands and of Former Prisoner of War (POW) Association documents regarding Sheely's time at German POW camp Stalag Luft III during World War II.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8209137

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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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...

Stalag Luft III

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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 398th.

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Sheely, Roy M.

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Roy M. Sheely served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He graduated from Squadron S, 327th Army Air Force Base Unit, Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, on 9 September 1944 and served as a crewmember on a B-17 bomber assigned to the 398th Bombardment Group. His aircraft was shot down over the Netherlands. Sheely was captured by German forces and was a prisoner of war (POW) at Stalag Luft III until the end of the war. From the description of Roy M. Sheely collection, 19...

United States. Army Air Forces. Army Air Force Base Unit, 327th. Squadron S

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