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George B. Hightower Collection
George Hightower served in the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II with the “Flying Tigers” of the 14th Air Force under the command of General Claire L. Chennault. The collection contains materials that document the activities of the 14th Air Force in China. These materials include books, diaries, newspaper articles, and photocopies of maps.
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Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.
Scene along country road in northern France.
Factory under construction in northern France.
Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.
Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.
Construction of exhibit barges and trailers for the mobile caravan exhibit prepared by the Visual Information Unit of the Information Division, ECA/OSR, Paris.
Scene along the road in northern France.
Construction of exhibit barges and trailers for the mobile caravan exhibit prepared by the Visual Information Unit of the Information Division, ECA/OSR, Paris.
Collection Number: 224 SC
Date: 1941 - 1945
Collection Size: 5 ff
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