Title: John Mierow Papers and Still Images
Inclusive Dates: 1952-2000

Creator:

• Mierow, John

Call Number: WVM Mss 1326

Quantity: 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder) of papers, 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box, 1 flat box, and 5 folders) of photographs, 0.1 linear ft. (13 folders) of paper prints, 0.1 linear ft. (8 folders) of slides, 0.1 linear ft. (9 negative flaps) of negatives.

Repository:

Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Veterans Museum (Map)

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Abstract:

Still images pertaining to the service John Mierow, an Augusta, Wisconsin resident who served with the military police in the 1993rd Airways and Air Communication Service Squadron during the Korean War. The collection include both black and white and color photographs, color slides, and color negatives taken by Mierow while he was stationed in South Korea showing airbases, aircraft, and destruction from the war. The airbases include K-13 at Suwon, K-14 at Kimpo, K-16 at Seoul, K-46 at Hoengseong/Wonju, and K-55 at Osan. The majority of images were taken while Mierow was stationed at K-46 Airbase. Included are images of the 1993rd AACS auxiliary site, tents used by Mierow and other servicemen while stationed at the base, various squadron headquarters, and Mierow posing at machine gun posts. Also included are images of F-51 Mustangs, both on the ground and in flight, from the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed at the base. Of particular interest are several images taken of South African F-51's also stationed at the base. Images taken at K-13 show the bombing range and include F4U Corsairs and an F-80 Shooting Star on bombing runs and a helicopter taking off to partake in an offshore rescue. Other documented aircraft include B-29 Superfortresses at Suwon, F-86 Sabres stationed at Kimpo, and C-46, C-118, C-119, and C-124 cargo planes stationed at Seoul. Images taken at Osan show the construction of K-55 and the location of the 1993rd AACS auxiliary site. Mierow also took images of the 1st Shoran Beacon Squadron stationed at Seoul, and recorded some of the destruction throughout the city. Also included in the collection is a scrapbook of scanned prints taken from photographs and slides in the collection that was apparently used in an exhibit for another museum. Three photographs in the collection show parts of this exhibit. Photocopies of the scrapbook pages are included in the collection for preservation purposes. The color negatives are of identified color photographs in the collection and are of F-51 Mustangs stationed at K-46.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.wvm-mss01326

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John Mierow was born in Augusta, Wisconsin on 12 April 1931. He joined the Air Force on his twentieth birthday and served as a military policeman with the 1993rd AACS during the Korean War. He served with the Air Force for four years and was discharged in 1955. After his service, Mierow lived in Milwaukee and worked for the IRS. He eventually moved to the Miami, Florida area.

The collection is primarily composed of slides and photographs, and was originally organized by Mierow by the Air Force base where they were taken. This organization has been retained, though the color photographs and slides have been separated from the rest of the collection for preservation in cold storage. Scans and paper print copies of these materials have been printed and added to the collection for access purposes. Scans have also been made of the black and white photographs, but the originals remain with the collection and have not been separated to cold storage.

The photographs and slides focus on the aircraft Mierow saw at the air bases he was stationed, and on the facilities he lived in and guarded during the war. Also notable are the action shots, which include pictures of bombing run exercises, aircraft being prepared for takeoff, and aircraft taking off and landing at the bases. The arrival of United Nations troops at K-16 is also documented.

Also included are the pages of a scrapbook that Mierow assembled as an exhibit for the Air Force Museum, which is composed of notable pictures from the main collection.

Acquisition Information

Presented by John Mierow, Sebastian, FL, 2009. Accession Number: Mss 2009.120.

Processing Information

Processed by Andrew J. Baraniak in 2009.

	Series: Still Images
	Subseries: Airbases
Color Slide   1 Folder   4	K-13, Suwon [13] 1952-1953
Paper Print   1 Folder   5	Color Paper Prints, K-13 [13]
Box   1 Folder   1	Bombing and Target Range [5] , 1952-1953,
Color Ph   1 Folder   5	F-80 bombing run [5] , 1952-1953
Paper Print   1 Folder   13	Color Paper Prints, F-80 bombing run [5]
Box   1 Folder   2	K-14, Kimpo, Airplanes [3] 1952
Box   1 Folder   3	K-16, Seoul City, Cargo Airplanes [1] 1952
Color Slide   1 Folder   5	Cargo Airplanes and UN Troops [7] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   6	Color Paper Prints, Cargo Airplanes [7]
Box   1 Folder   4	K-46, Hoengsog/Wonju [4] 1952
Box   1 Folder   5	1993rd AACS Auxiliary Site [4] , 1952
Color Ph   1 Folder   6	Color photographs [1] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   15	Color Paper Print, 1993rd AACS Site [1]
Color Slide   1 Folder   6	Slides [18] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   7	Color Paper Prints, K-46 [18]
Box   1 Folder   6	Airplanes [3] , 1952
Color Slide   1 Folder   7	Fighter/Bomber Wing [12] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   8	Color Paper Prints, 18th F/B Wing [12]
Box   1 Folder   7	F-51 Mustangs [6] , 1952
Box   1 Folder   8	Emergency Landing [1] , 1952
Box   1 Folder   9	South African Squadron [4] , 1952
Box   1 Folder   10	Squadron Headquarters [2] , 1952
Color Ph   1 Folder   7	Color Photographs [9] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   14	Color Paper Prints, Mustangs [9]
Color PhN   1 Folder   1-9	Color negatives of identified photographs [9] , 1952
Color Slide   1 Folder   8	Mustang Slides [7] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   9	Color Paper Prints, Mustang Slides [7]
Box   1 Folder   11	John Mierow [3] , 1952
Box   1 Folder   12	Radio Truck [1] , 1952
Box   1 Folder   13	Tents [2] , 1952
Color Slide   1 Folder   9	K-55, Osan [17] 1952-1953
Paper Print   1 Folder   10	Color Paper Prints, K-55 [17]
Box   1 Folder   14	1993rd AACS Auxiliary Site [5] , 1953
Color Slide   1 Folder   10	Slides [8] , 1953
Paper Print   1 Folder   11	Color Paper Prints, K-55 Auxiliary Site [8]
Box   1 Folder   15	Construction [7] , 1952-1953
Color Slide   1 Folder   11	Seoul City, Korea [16] 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   12	Color Paper Prints, Seoul Slides [16]
Box   1 Folder   16	Destruction [1] , 1952
Color Ph   1 Folder   8	Color Photographs [3] , 1952
Paper Print   1 Folder   16	Color Paper Prints, Seoul Photos [3]
Box   1 Folder   17	Headquarters, 1st Shoran Beacon [3] 1952
Color Ph   1 Folder   9	Museum Display [3] , 2000
Paper Print   1 Folder   17	Color Paper Prints, Museum Photos [3]
	Series: Scrapbook	⇧
Box   2	Scrapbook pages
Mss   41 Folder   16	Photocopies