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United States -- Military -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 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 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

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
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 personal and family papers, 1920-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical material, talks, school records, newspapers and other papers relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's personal and family life. Dated 1920-2016.

Dates: 1920-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts

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