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Air pilots, Military -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Gail S. Halvorsen awards, 1938-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains awards, certificates, and plaques, both received by and awarded by Gail S. Halvorsen. Dated 1938-2017.

Dates: 1938-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts

Gail S. Halvorsen CD-ROMs of digital photographs, 1998-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 10 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains CD-ROMS with photographs, many of candy bomber-themed events with Gail S. Halvorsen. Dated 1998-2017.

Dates: 1998-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement / Gail S. Halvorsen collection of video, audio and digital media

Gail S. Halvorsen collection of books, 1925-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

Collection of books on the Berlin Airlift, German history, the Air Force, and related topics. Dated 1925-2017.

Dates: 1925-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement

Gail S. Halvorsen collection of video, audio and digital media, 1975-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains media relating to the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War, military topics, events Gail Halvorsen attended, and television shows he participated in. Includes various video formats, audio cassette tapes, and digital photographs. Materials dated 1975-2017.

Dates: 1975-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement

Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence, 1943-2017

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Letters, emails, and invitations relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's activities during the Berlin Airlift in Germany, his military career in Germany and the United States, his missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and Russia, his post-military retirement, and his personal and family life. Dated 1943-2017.

Dates: 1943-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers

Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence on Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Letters relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's life and activities during the Berlin Airlift. Contains letters with family members, businesses, and others. Dated 1948-1949.

Dates: 1948-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence

Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence on military career, 1949-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Letters and invitations relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's military career, including correspondence related to his Gail's position as Commander of Tempelhof Central Airport. Dated 1949-1974.

Dates: 1949-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence

Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence with children, approximately 1948-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Letters written to Gail Halvorsen from children, including individual children, children from various schools and churches, and children from the Berlin Airlift. Letters are regarding his time as the Candy Bomber and/or his visits to schools and contains children's drawings in marker, crayon, and pencil. Materials dated 1948-2017.

Dates: approximately 1948-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence

Gail S. Halvorsen negatives, approximately 1945-2000

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 9
Dates: approximately 1945-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films

Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts, 1920-2018

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Papers, awards, video and audio recordings, and memorabilia collected by Gail S. Halvorsen during his lifetime. Includes materials from the Berlin Airlift, his Air Force career, and from his later retirement and missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1920-2018.

Dates: 1920-2018
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers

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