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Pedro "Pete" Padilla Photo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-20074
Abstract

Pedro “Pete” Padilla was known as the dean of photography in his hometown of Calexico. At the end of World War Two her served under Douglas MacArthur in Japan, working in counterintelligence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1945 - 1946

The Descriptive Finding Guide for Pan American Airways Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10239
Dates: Existence: Majority of material found within 1927 - 1991

The Descriptive Finding Guide for Pan American Airways Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-102XX
Abstract Pan American Airways, one of the largest international airlines in the US, operated from 1927-1991, and pioneered several features of modern air travel. Founded in 1927, when the US post office requested bids on a contract to deliver mail from Florida to Cuba, Pan American won with the highest bid, but didn’t have the resources they needed to make the flight. They combined with competing airline, Aviation Corporation of the Americas which owned the landing rights in Havana, and this merger...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1927 - 1991

Capt. Aram Yervant (Dick) Parunak USN Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10110
Abstract

Capt. Aram Y. (Dick) Parunak, USN (1910–2007) was a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, who became the first pilot to land and takeoff on Greenland’s ice cap during the rescue of the crew of a crashed B-17. In just over a month, Parunak was pilot for four such rescues.

Dates: 1910 - 2007

VP-13 Patrol Squadron Special Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10151
Abstract

The VP-13 was a Tactical Training Squadron featuring aircraft such as the Consolidated PB2Y (various models). Of particular importance in this collection is the XPB2Y-1 Coronado known as “Blue Goose.” Originally designed as a patrol bomber, PB2Ys were eventually used as transport and hospital craft due to their large capacity and comparatively spacious fuselage.

Dates: 1937 - 1945

Robert Pavey Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10111
Abstract

Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. He joined the Navy and served in the Navy Photographic Section.

Dates: 1928 - 2012

Pearl Harbor Attack Dispatches Special Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10112
Abstract

On the morning of December 7, 1941, there was a surprise Japanese military strike against the US naval base, Pearl Harbor, in Oahu, Hawaii. This Collection contains dispatches reporting on the attack.

Dates: 1941 - 1942

The Col. George Washington Peck Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10113
Abstract

Col. George Peck served with the 107th Observation Squadron and the 67th Tactical Recon Group during WWII. He was Commanding Officers of both.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1915 - 2016

The Curtis Peebles Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10114
Abstract

Curtis Peebles was an aerospace historian for the Smithsonian Institute and is known as the nation’s leading researcher and skeptic on UFO sightings. In addition to his UFO research, he has written numerous books and magazine articles dealing with declassified (formerly secret) Air Force secret weapons projects.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1980 - 2016

Walter W. Pentecost Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10196
Abstract

The material primarily relates to his days with the AVG-Flying Tigers from early 1941 through July 4, 1942, as well as later correspondence and documents relating to AVG-Flying Tigers publications. Included are aircraft records and service logs, maps and blueprints, newspaper clippings, photographs, and souvenirs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1912 - 1991

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Doolittle, James 3