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Filter: Creator Name of Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
| Date: | 12 27 1944 |
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| Description: | War hero Capt. Richard I. Bong, of Poplar, Wisconsin, credited with knocking out 21 Japanese planes in the South Pacific, shaking hands with Governor Walte... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Airman trainee in cockpit of biplane with two flight instructors standing next to the plane at Truax Field during World War II. |
| Date: | 11 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Roundy Coughlin shaking hands with Lieut. Col. Royal Thompson as they renew their acquaintance from attending a baseball game in Chicago when Royal Thompso... |
| Date: | 08 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Lieut. Theordore Haspell is shown receiving four gold stars from Capt. J.E. Hurff, University of Wisconsin professor of naval science and tactics. The star... |
| Date: | 08 17 1946 |
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| Description: | The original crew of "Dave's Dream," the B-29 airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb on Bikini Island, in front of the plane at Truax Field during a ... |
| Date: | 11 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Capt. Homer P. Anderson, U.S. Air Force, (center) posing at a meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Park Hotel. With him are his co-pilot from Langley Field i... |
| Date: | 01 03 1949 |
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| Description: | Glady McConochie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris McConochie of Pardeville, in center, taking her oath from Elmer H. Gibson, at left, commanding officer of ... |
| Date: | 07 15 1949 |
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| Description: | Family portrait of Lieutenant and Mrs. Leon B. (Florence) Stephens Jr. and their eleven-month old son, Timothy, who are visiting in the home of the officer... |
| Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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| Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
| Date: | 04 29 1952 |
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| Description: | As a promotion stunt, several of the committee members, and 11 girls who were semi-finalists in the court of honor contest for the University of Wisconsin-... |
| Date: | 10 25 1957 |
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| Description: | Lt. Col. Lassiter Thompson sits behind his desk at Truax Field. He is the newly appointed commander of the 61st Fighter Interceptor Squadron. |
| Date: | 06 30 1958 |
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| Description: | The Air Guard Police fire a final salute to heroic departed comrade, Lt. Duane Pierstorff. |
| Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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| Description: | Three men stand and chat at the Air Power banquet held at the Wisconsin Memorial Union. Some of the military officers and civilian officials in attendance ... |
| Date: | 11 01 1960 |
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| Description: | Attendees at the Air Power banquet include, from left to right: Patricia Jensen; Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Gibson, commander of the Chicago Air Defense Sector;... |
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