United States. Army Air Forces
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1941-06-1947- - 1947
Biographical / Historical
The Air Service of the United States Army was created in 1918. In 1926 the name was changed to Air Corps, in June 1941 to Army Air Forces, and in 1947 to United States Air Force.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur H. Tonn Collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.495
Content Description
The Arthur H. Tonn collection consists of a scrapbook created by Tonn. Included are photographs and ephemera relating to his childhood and school in Detroit; photos of airplanes; images of the Port Austin Michigan area; photos, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from Tonn’s time in the Army Air Force, including information related to travel and the Lackland Air Base in Texas; also included are photos of a parade celebrating Detroit's 250th anniversary. The collection further consists of...
Dates:
1939 - 1955
Perry M. Thomas collection
Collection
Identifier: 00227
Scope and Contents
The Perry M. Thomas collection contains a scrapbook about Operation Crossroads, a dvd of a newsreel about the tests on the Bikini Atoll, and the canvas military duffel bag the scrapbook was donated in. The Operation Crossroads scrapbook contains documents about the mission including location charts, diagrams of cameras in airplanes, data about the equipment, as photographs. There is also a history of the operation written by Perry Thomas. The photographs in the album include staff...
Dates:
1945 - 1946