Series I. Military correspondence and documents, 1943-1945 : Military Papers; Correspondence; Photograph; Certificate 1943-1945.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: This series (1 folder) consists of military correspondence and documents regarding the service of Marvin Brenner. Documents include: A letter from a Jewish chaplain to Brenner’s mother; promotion documents, rosters, and discharge papers from Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, and Moore Field, Mission, Texas; assignment orders to B-24J Liberator crew; movement orders to ship out; citation of Air Medal; materials on the December death of David Whitlock, Brenner’s pilot during mid-1944; orders of leave in London for Army lectures; individual issue record; certificate of proficiency in flying a B-17 Flying Fortress; citation for Oak Leaf Cluster; mission report listing all missions from 12 June 1944 to 21 January 1945; telegraph from Brenner to parents; orders for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross; identification cards; assignment recommendations for post combat service; certificate for a ferrying division in Mississippi; Airman certificate for commercial pilot issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration; separation qualification records; and an instrument pilot certificate card.;Military correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings from the service of First Lieutenant Marvin Brenner, who served as a pilot with the 862nd Bombardment Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group. The collection is arranged into three series: I. Military correspondence and documents, 1943-1945; II. Postwar military correspondence and documents, 1946-1957; and III. Newspaper clippings.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).