Lindell Eugene Hendrix Personal Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials cover Lindell’s career from the time he joined the Cadet program until his retirement with Catalina Airlines in 1977.
Dates
- 1930 - 1977
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Biographical / Historical
Lindell Eugene Hendrix was born on March 7, 1921 in Illinois. He enrolled in the Aviation Cadet academy on November 27, 1939 directly out of college where he attended for two years majoring in Chemistry and Journalism. He soon was deployed into WWII a year late in July. While he was deployed he received an Air Medal for excellent service while tracking down enemy aircraft over Southern Europe. He was based in Southern Carolina, Washington, and Oregon. Mr. Hendrix died on April 28, 1980 in San Diego, California.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (Two Archival Boxes )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lindell Hendrix served in the 8th Air Force in the World War Two and worked for Republic Aircraft after the War.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- Title
- The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Lindell Eugene Hendrix Personal Papers
- Author
- Alan Renga
- Date
- 1/27/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository
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