Military orders
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gail S. Halvorsen papers on Berlin Airlift, 1948-1950
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Materials from the Berlin Airlift in Berlin, Germany, including posters, maps, military information sheets, newspaper clippings, and handkerchief parachutes used to drop candy to children. Also includes audio recordings of interviews with Gail S. Halvorsen and his own video footage of postwar Berlin. Dated 1948-1950.
Dates:
1948-1950
Gail S. Halvorsen papers on military career, 1942-1974
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes papers, audio-visual materials, souvenirs, art, and newspaper clippings from Gail S. Halvorsen's career in the United States Air Force, both before and after the Berlin Airlift. Portions of this series are from Vandenburg Tracking Base in California and from Gail S. Halvorsen's time as commander of Tempelhof Central Airport in Berlin, Germany. Dated 1942-1974.
Dates:
1942-1974