CCSU Veterans History Project

- Synopsis of oral history interview with Louis Miklos
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Queen Mary (Steamship); B-17 bomber; United States. Air Force -- Aviation mechanics;
- Typed synopsis of video interview with Louis Miklos conducted by Robert Mastroni. Miklos describes his time in the U.S. Army Air Corps/Force during World War II.
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- Five thousandth plane made by Ford in Italy
- B-17 bomber;
- The plane was signed by all who worked on it. The soldiers in the photograph are unknown.
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- Linda S. Schwartz being sworn into the service
- Basic training (Military education)
- Persons Left to Right: Cherie Rennie, Linda S. Schwartz, unknown
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- Group photograph of World War II flight crew wearing bomber jackets and helmets with goggles.
- Flight crews, Military -- United States; Airplanes, Military -- Piloting; Bombers -- Piloting -- United States; United States. Army Air Force
- 1st Lieutenant James Hurst, standing second from right. The World War II flight crew in this photograph are indentified in print below the image as Mr. Gupton, Knipper, Humkey, Hurst, Manchester, Mr. Stier, Hamilton, Lotz, Williams, Kelly.
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- Group portrait of World War II flight crew posing in front of an aircraft.
- Flight crews, Military -- United States; Airplanes, Military -- Piloting; Bombers -- Piloting -- United States; United States. Army Air Force;
- James P. Hurst (standing, right) with his World War II flight crew. "J.P. Hurst, 269-15 " is inscribed on the bottom center of the photograph.
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- Civilians being evacuated from combat zone.
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Evacuation of civilians
- South Korean military are evacuating local women from a combat zone during the Korean War.
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- Elderly Korean smoking a cigarette.
- Korean War, 1950-1953; Cave dwellers;
- With the shadow of a rescuing soldier's boot in the foreground, this North Korean man, who had been living in a cave for six months, lights a cigarette.
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- Water buffalo pulling a wagon load of supplies
- Korean War, 1950-1953; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Evacuation of civilians; Water buffalo;
- During this civilian exacuation, soldiers can be seen helping in the background while a water buffalo stands hitched to a wagon full of villagers' belongings.
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- North Korean infiltrators guarded by an armed soldier.
- Korean War, 1950-1953; Prisoners of war;
- These two infiltrators were captured by U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division as they hid in a rice paddy near Chorwon.
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- Portrait of William J. Huebner, Staff Sargent, in uniform during the Korean War
- Korean War, 1950-1953; United States. Army; Huebner, William J.; Portrait photographs -- 1940-1950; Military uniforms;
- A formal portrait of Staff Sargent William J. Huebner in uniform at the height of his military career.
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- William A. O'Neill Papers, 1943, 1950-1954, 2005
- Korean War, 1950-1953; United States Air Force -- Airmen; Fighter plane combat; B-29 bomber
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- Photograph of unknown marine with flame thrower
- Military weapons; Flame throwers
- Unknown flame thrower - Mike Busha also used a flame thrower. Taken May of 1945.
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- Photograph of Lawrence "Mike" Busha and fellow marines on Guam.
- Photographs; United States. Marine Corps; World War, 1939-1945;
- Appearing in the photograph from L - R: (rear) Hugh Larry, Selgret, Lawrence “Mike” Busha (front) Joe Bender, Art Sharkey, taken in Guam 1945.
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- Photograph of Robert B. August
- Portrait photographs -- 1940-1950;
- Photograph of Robert B. August taken before his enlistment in the U.S. Navy.
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- Photograph of Robert B. August in naval dress uniform
- Portrait photographs -- 1940-1950; Military uniforms;
- Photograph of Robert B. August in naval dress uniform taken in 1943.
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- Smiling seamstress in Sasebo, Japan
- Sewing
- Photograph of smiling seamstress taken in 1945 in Sasebo, Japan.
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- Linda S. Schwartz promoted to the rank of captain
- United States. Air Force--Promotions.
- Persons left to right: Chief Nurse of USAF Hospital, Linda S. Schwartz, Commander of USAF
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- Maintenance on a B-24 bomber at Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; B-24 bomber;
- Photograph of the airfield at Gioia del Colle, Italy in 1943, where maintenance of the B-24 bomber was performed during World War II.
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- A fuel tanker truck at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Tank trucks
- Photograph taken in 1944 at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy showing the fuel tanker truck used to fill up B-24 bombers.
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- Group photograph of Francis J. Vail and other members of the 41st Air Depot Group.
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945;Portraits, Group
- Left to Right: front row- Bill Marnell, Phil Moskowitz, unknown soldier. Back row - The first three men were shot down the same day this photo was taken. Francis J. Vail is in the back row first from the right.
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