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Pedro "Pete" Padilla Photo Collection
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.
The Descriptive Finding Guide for Pan American Airways Collection
The Descriptive Finding Guide for Pan American Airways Collection
Capt. Aram Yervant (Dick) Parunak USN Personal Papers
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.
VP-13 Patrol Squadron Special Collection
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.
Robert Pavey Personal Papers
Robert F. Pavey was born in 1928 in Vernal, Utah. He joined the Navy and served in the Navy Photographic Section.
Pearl Harbor Attack Dispatches Special Collection
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.
The Col. George Washington Peck Personal Papers
Col. George Peck served with the 107th Observation Squadron and the 67th Tactical Recon Group during WWII. He was Commanding Officers of both.
The Curtis Peebles Personal Papers
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.
Walter W. Pentecost Personal Papers
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.
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