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[Clipping: Earhart route flier set to go]

Photocopy of an article about Grace McGuire and the dangerous journey she will fly from New Guinea to Howland Island in an attempt to "duplicate" Amelia Earhart's last flight.

Date: July 24, 1983

Creator: Welde, Deena

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Let George Do It

Short biographic essay on the career of George Haddaway, who founded and promoted many aviation related organizations, such as Flight Magazine, Wings of Hope, and the Frontiers of Flight museum

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[MSgt. Manskie at Artillery School]

Photograph of MSgt. Manskie kneeling while using an aiming circle at artillery school in New Guinea.

Date: July 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Gothic Building]

Photograph taken in New Guinea of a tall Gothic building with an intricate fence surrounding the yard and a telephone pole out front.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Man Shaving Outside]

Photograph of a shirtless man shaving outside on a makeshift wooden bench. Army equipment can be seen in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Clean up time in New Guinea, July 1944."

Date: July 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier and Tank]

Photograph of three soldiers standing in front of a tank marked "Pistol Packin Mama," with a tarp covering it.

Date: 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier in Jungle]

Photograph of a soldier in uniform standing in the jungle. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Cpl. Mauer in New Guinea jungle."

Date: May 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier on Tank]

Photograph of a soldier on a tank in a field with brush and debris.

Date: [1943..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier Washing Clothes]

Photograph of a soldier crouching on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wash day in New Guinea."

Date: May 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier Washing Clothes]

Photograph of a soldier squatting on the bank of a river washing clothes. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Asthalter washing clothes in New Guinea."

Date: May 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier with Binoculars]

Photograph of a soldier in uniform holding a pair of binoculars up to his face, looking out to sea. Various Army buildings in a cleared patch of the forest can be seen in the background. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Myself in New Guinea looking at a convoy going up the coast, July 1944."

Date: July 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers and Man on Tank]

Photograph of soldiers sitting around a tank with a man standing on it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lanny Ross in New Guinea."

Date: [1943..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers Cleaning Up]

Photograph of the 44th Tank Battalion cleaning up the campsite where their tents were set up. A row of Army tanks can be seen in the background. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Cleaning up after taking down our tents at Artillery School in New Guinea."

Date: July 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers Playing Volleyball]

Photograph of soldiers playing sand volleyball in the middle of a group of tents in New Guinea.

Date: [1943..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldier By a Creek]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a creek in a New Guinea jungle.

Date: May 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum