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Summary Information
Howard B. Christenson Papers 1942-2001
River Falls Mss ES; PH River Falls Mss ES
0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 3 photographs
UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Military records and memoirs of Howard Christenson from Spring Valley (Wis.) who served during World War II as a pilot in the 17th Bomb Group of the 37th Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force; including documentation of his training, individual flights, promotions, transfers, reserve service, and awards. Also included are his memoirs of his wartime experience as well as those of Thomas Alton, a close friend of Christenson's from the same combat group and a fellow Wisconsin native. Additionally, there are articles on the history of the plane Christenson flew, the B-26 Marauder, and the history of the 37th Squadron. Photographs show Christenson's flight class at Rankin Aeronautical Academy and combat duty in the Mediterranean. English
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