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Military records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 402 Collections and/or Records:

Gail S. Halvorsen military records, 1968-1974

 File — Box 54: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232560778], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 2

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

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

Gail S. Halvorsen papers on missions, 1942-1997

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

Contains material from the missions served by Gail Halvorsen with his wife Alta, the England London South Mission (1986-1987) and Russia St. Petersburg Mission (1995-1997) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1942-1997.

Dates: 1942-1997

Gail S. Halvorsen retirement papers, 1974 August 31

 File — Box 53: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232560786], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 2

Gale K. Mortensen papers, 2005 February

 File — Box 123: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 14; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232593993], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Files include oral history of Gale K. Mortensen regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Coprs during World War II. Dated February 2005.

Dates: 2005 February

Gale N. Smith papers, before 2002

 File — Box 41: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005312], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 4 File 918
Scope and Contents note

Material contains the military history of Gale N. Smith concerning his service in the U.S. Army during the World War II. Also contains a photocopied photograph of Smith in uniform. Includes transcribed correspondence between Smith and his family. Contains an article about Thomas Croft Neibaur who received the Medal of Honor. Included are photocopied military documents which are the achievements of Smith. Dated before 2002.

Dates: before 2002