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Aerodynamics for Pilots

Description: Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Jones, Bradley
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Application for Special Shoe Stamp]

Description: Application for a special shoe stamp, to be used to buy new shoes. Instructions at the top request: "do not fill in this application unless you will suffer serious hardship if you are unable to obtain an extra shoe ration before a new War Ration Stamp becomes valid. Hardship need not be shown to replace defective shoes."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Army Mobilization Buildings: Elevations & Sections

Description: Mess hall elevation and sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include front elevation for a 250 man mess hall, plan showing typical knee brace at walls, cross section, left end elevation, kitchen end elevation, half plan of louver, detail of built up corner, and section of kitchen entrance.
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Mess Hall Floor Plans

Description: Mess hall floor plans for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include a floor plan for 118 men, 170 men, 210 men, and 250 men. Other sections include a legend, electric fixture schedule, gas fixed heating cabinets, kitchen equipment, and general notes.
Date: December 26, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Mess Halls

Description: Mess hall plans for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include Plan of Mess Hall for 250 Men Showing Plumbing and Electrical Layouts, Plan of Mess Hall for 210 Men, Framing Plan, Legend, Electric Fixture Schedule, Heating Cabinets, General Notes, and Kitchen Equipment.
Date: October 15, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Description: Miscellaneous details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, concrete door sill, concrete pier for footing, porch door, details for recessed radiation, detail of wall framing and fire protection at he… more
Date: July 6, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Details

Description: Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, deta… more
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Description: Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, deta… more
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Description: Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, deta… more
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Miscellaneous Sections

Description: Miscellaneous sections for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include d.h. window, detail of fixed window guard, detail of hinged window guard exterior, detail of hinged window guard interior, horizontally sliding window, exterior door detail, sliding door, interior door detail, sidewall section at water table, detail of shelf and mirror, typical details for insulation in exterior walls & first floor construction, concrete door sill, concrete pier & footing, porch door, deta… more
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

Army Mobilization Buildings: Plumbing Details

Description: Plumbing details for mobilization buildings in support of war efforts. They include hot water heater connections to range boiler or vertical h.w. storage tank, hot water heater connections for horizontal h.w. storage tank, connections for vertical h.w. generator, gas hot water heater connections for h.w. storage tank, pipe stand for vertical hot water storage tank, method of installing range boilers in battery, schedule for hot water tank connection & accessories, lavatories in battery, wall hu… more
Date: August 1, 1940
Creator: United States. Office of the Quartermaster General. Construction Division.
Partner: Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

Description: Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Certificate of Proficiency, Frank W. Gardner]

Description: Certificate awarded to Frank W. Gardner. It reads: "Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field, Texas. Pilot Transition Training. Certificate of Proficiency. This is to certify that Frank W. Gardner, 2nd Lt., A. C. has successfully completed a course of instruction in Pilot Training and Ground Technical Instruction on B-24 D type equipment and is awarded this certificate in testimony thereof." It is signed by Louis R. Hughes, Jr., Lt. Col., A. C., Director of Training, and James S. Stowe… more
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Army Air Forces Combat Crew School
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Charlyne Creger in Flight Suit]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a flight suit and goggles and carrying a rucksack posing in front of an airplane. There is a handwritten note under the photograph that reads "Charlyne Creger - P.T. 17 Women Air Force Service Pilot WWII."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[City Square of Brussels]

Description: Postcard depicting the buildings and roads at the city square, called Place Brouckère, in Brussels. Many cars and people are visible on the roads, and there is a monument in the center of the square. The photo has been colored by hand.
Date: [1940..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Coupon Book]

Description: Coupon book supplied by the Panama Canal Supply Department Commissary.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: Panama Canal Supply Department
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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