Ephemera
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| Draft Classification Card | 1942 | ||||
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| Draft classification document from Clifford A. Kuther's photo album. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2329 | G-RE |  Popup Image |
| Currency Exchange Control Book | 1945 - 1946 | ||||
| The original measures 5.75" X 4.25" when open. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Ervin Cook | Thomas G. McEwen | N/A | G-RE-2329 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| USAAF Technical School Diploma | 1943 | ||||
| Service school diploma from Clifford A. Kuther's photo album. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2330 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| USAAF College Training Program Certificate | 1943 | ||||
| College certificate from Clifford A. Kuther's photo album. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2331 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| 1944 Christmas Card | 1944 | ||||
| Holiday card from Clifford A. Kuther's photo album. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2333 | G-RE | Popup Image |
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| Aviation Cadet Application | 1943 - 1944 | ||||
| Clifford A. Kuther's application for Aviation Cadet signed by his C.O. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2332 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| B-26 Crew Bumper Sticker | Modern | ||||
| Modern day B-26/WWII veteran bumper sticker. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Thomas G. Laster | N/A | G-PH-4624 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| Letter Clifford A. Kuther's Engineer | 1945 | ||||
| A letter from Clifford A. Kuther's B-26 Engineer to Clifford's mother, letting her know that her son is on his way home. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2334 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| Army Exchange Service Ration Car (ETO) | 1945 | ||||
| Clifford A. Kuther's ration card. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Clifford A. Kuther | N/A | G-RE-2337 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| WWII Coca-Cola Ad Featuring a B-26 | Circa 1943 | ||||
13" X 15" poster. Caption: Martin "Marauder" B-26 Medium Bomber - U. S. Army Air Force - Skip Bombing enemy objectives. |
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| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Nicholas G. Chacos | N/A | G-RE-2326 | G-RE | Popup Image |
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| "Order of the Deep" - Equator Crossing Certificate | 1942 | ||||
| Certificate from "Davy Jones" confirming that Charles Amato crossed the equator on the troop ship "Hugh L. Scott" on February 9, 1942. This ship transported the first men of the 22nd Group to Australia. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Charles Amato | N/A | RPE-G-1026 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| High Altitude Chamber Questionnaire | Circa 1942 | ||||
| Academic test for crews undergoing highaltitude chamber training. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Nick Chacos | N/A | RPE-G-1026 | G-RE | Popup Image |
| Handwriting at Increasing Altitudes | 1945 | ||||
| Nick Chacos volunteered to go "up" in the High Altitude chamber without an oxygen mask. He was told to write his name and serial number as the altitude increased. This is the result. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Nick Chacos | N/A | RPE-G-230i | G-RE | Popup Image |
| Crew Chief's Kit Packing List | Circa 1943 | ||||
| Checklist of items to be packed by B-26 Crew Chief for overseas deployment. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Walt Gaylor, Esther M. Oyster | N/A | RPE-T-RE-1504 | T-RE | Popup article |
| Crew Chief's Kit Price List | Circa 1943 | ||||
| List of prices for Crew Chief's overseas deployment kit. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Walt Gaylor, Esther M. Oyster | N/A | RPE-T-RE-1505 | T-RE | Popup article |
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| Christmas Menu for Chanute Field | 1940 | ||||
| 1940 Christmas holidays menu for the Air Corps Technical School at Chanute Field, Illinois, USA. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | John O. Moench | N/A | RPE-G-2307 | G-RE | Popup article |
| Youngest Army & Navy Pilots of WWII | 1940 | ||||
| Leroy Hassler, youngest Army Air Corps pilot (b-26) & George Bush, youngest USN pilot. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Leroy Hassler,
John O. Moench, Cliff Conrad |
N/A | G-RE-2322, G-TR-2323 |
G-RE | Popup article |
| “I Want You” Poster | 1941 - 1945 | ||||
| Probably the most widely used and well-known American WWII advertisement to encourage enlistment. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | James W. Taylor | N/A | G-RE-1950 | G-RE | Popup image |
| War Production Incentives | 1944 | ||||
| Certificates and letters relating to recognizing people for contributing to higher war production. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Brayon B. Paul | N/A | G-RE-1193 G-RE-1217 G-RE-1224 |
G-RE | Popup article |
| Enlisted ID Card - ETO | Circa 1943 | ||||
| Temple B. Lowe's ETO ID card from an interview (tape #26.124) | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | Temple B. Lowe | N/A | RV-RE-17074 | RV-RE | Popup image |
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| Glenn L Martin Co. Training Certificate | 1942 | ||||
| Certificate given by GLM to William Lyle Jones. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | William Lyle Jones | N/A | RV-RE-4048 | RV-RE | Popup Image |
| Service Recognition Certificate - State of Illinois | Circa 1942 | ||||
| Certificate given by the State of Illionois to B-26 pilot Charles Olmsted. | |||||
| Donor Name: | Original Source: | Pima ID: | Donor ID: | Category: | Format: |
| Richard P. Ellinger | James W. Taylor | N/A | G-RE-2324 | G-RE | Popup Image |