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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
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From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Colonel Morton Magoffin Pins Eagles on Colonel Joe Laughlin
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division, Collection # AR.2007.016
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United States Air Force
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Colonel Morton Magoffin and Colonel Joseph Laughlin are in good spirits as Colonel Magoffin prepares to pin the eagles on Colonel Laughlin outside Étain, France
Description
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After the 362nd Group Commander, Colonel Magoffin, was shot down on August 10, 1944, Colonel Laughlin was named the new group commander. This move became permanent when Colonel Magoffin was not allowed to return to duty due to his POW status. After recuperating in hospital, he insisted on pinning the Command Pilot Badge on his friend, Colonel Laughlin.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 24, 1944
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
Étain
France
Group Commander
Pin the Eagles
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
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From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Colonel Morton Magoffin Pins the Eagles on the new Commanding Officer of the 362nd Fighter Group, Colonel Joseph Laughlin
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division, Collection # AR.2007.016
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United States Air Force
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Colonel Morton Magoffin, first 362nd Commanding Officer (CO) pins eagles on Colonel Joseph Laughlin, second 362nd C.O.
Date
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November 24, 1944
Description
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Inside the briefing tent at Étain, France, Colonel Magoffin insisted on pinning the eagles onto his replacement, Colonel Laughlin.
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
Étain
France
Group Commander
Pin the Eagles
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
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1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Ready to Fly
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin in his flight suit ready to fly his P-47, Five by Five
Description
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Colonel Laughlin gives a toothy grin as he settles into the cockpit of his P-47. Notice the suit and tie visible under his flight suit.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1943-1945
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Five by Five
flight suit
Ninth Air Force
P-47
uniform
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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Riding Crop of Colonel Joseph Laughlin
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Colonel Laughlin would slap the riding crop against his boot to get the attention of his dog, Prince
Description
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Colonel Laughlin "acquired" a black Cocker Spaniel in England. After naming him Prince, he made sure to bring the dog to every base they were stationed at throughout France and Germany. As Prince would roam the camps and airstrips, Colonel Laughlin would smack this riding crop against his boot to get the dog to come to him.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 1943- August 1945
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
England
France
Germany
Prince
riding crop
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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A Rendering of Then-Major Joseph Laughlin by Captain George Rarey
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Creator
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United States Army Air Corps
Captain George Rarey
Date
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1943-1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
During downtime, Captain George Rarey practiced his unique art on members of his squadron
Description
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When they were not training, flying missions, sleeping, or eating, pilots needed downtime to unwind. Captain George Rarey did so by sketching. In this illustration, Captain Rarey catches an easy-going face on then-Major Laughlin as members of the squadron slump around in the background. Captain Rarey used whatever paper he could get his hands on for these sketches. For this one, he used a formerly Restricted piece of information: the August 1943 Communication codes for East Coast Headquarters.
379th Fighter Squadron
Captain Rarey
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Communication Codes
Restricted
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
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United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
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A Press Release about Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Combat Record
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
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United States Air Force
Subject
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Before his return to Nebraska on leave in the winter of 1944, the Public Relations Office of the Ninth Air Force sent this press release to the parents of Colonel Joseph Laughlin for distribution to local papers
Description
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This press release covers the combat record that Colonel Laughlin had accrued up until December of 1944. In it, it discusses his recent promotion, his awards, his most notorious credits of destruction, and an account of all destroyed German equipment. It also describes some of his group's credits as well as their overall mission in Europe.
Creator
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Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office, Army Air Corps
Date
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December 4, 1944
362nd Fighter Group
Brest
Brest Harbor
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
combat missions
Croix de Guerre
Dam
damage
destroyed
Distinguished Flying Cross
General Patton
German Light Cruiser
gun positions
Nebraska
P-47
Press Release
Seille River
Silver Star
tanks
Third Army
Thunderbolt
trains
trucks
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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Press Release Concerning Colonel Joseph Laughlin and the Bombing of Bremen Airport
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office, Army Air Corps
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944
Subject
The topic of the resource
A press release that touts the accomplishments of Colonel Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group
Description
An account of the resource
This press release, also found in a partial article from a Nebraska newspaper also in this collection, describes the recent successes of Colonel Laughlin in France. It includes the details behind a Ninth Air Force record-setting flight that was Colonel Laughlin's idea as payback to the Nazis for all that they had done so far. It goes into detail about Colonel Laughlin's life before the war, his friendship with the current 362nd Group Commander, Colonel Morton Magoffin, and how he is viewed by the men in the group. It is also the only time his first wife, Kathleen, is mentioned in any format.
.50-caliber guns
362nd Fighter Group
Air Medal
Alpha Tau Omega
bombs
Bremen
Bremen Airport
cars
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Colonel Morton Magoffin
combat missions
Distinguished Flying Cross
divebombing
Elks Lodge
European Theater
Five by Five
flak
German
Grand Island
Hawaii
Kathleen
Kelly Field
Luftwaffe
Mogin's Maulers
Nebraska
P-36
P-40
P-47
Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
tanks
Thunderbolt
trains
trucks
University of Nebraska
Wheeler Field
wife
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Insignias of Destruction on Colonel Joseph Laughlin's P-47, Five by Five
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Republic Aviation Corporation
US Army Air Corps
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1940s
Subject
The topic of the resource
The official destruction insignia located on Colonel Laughlin's P-47
Description
An account of the resource
Accounts were kept of what pilots destroyed in combat. To tout those successes, pilots would have the record painted on their planes, with tallies next to each symbol for tanks, trucks, and locomotives. The Nazi flags represented downed enemy aircraft; 5 flags meant the pilot was an ace. Colonel Laughlin was the only known pilot in World War II to be solely credited for sinking an enemy ship. The battleship insignia represented the German Light Cruiser he sunk in Brest Harbor.
Brest Harbor
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Five by Five
German Light Cruiser
Insignia
P-47
planes
trains
trucks
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
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Title
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Letters Between Pilots' Mothers With Newspaper Article
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
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United States Air Force
Subject
The topic of the resource
Patriotism was alive and well throughout the U.S., and the families of military personnel supported each other, even if they were a few states away
Description
An account of the resource
This article, from a newspaper in Ohio, tells the story of a local pilot getting shot down in the Battle of Bastogne, but insisting on getting back to base as he was expecting to hear news that he was a father. This airman, 1st Lt. Duane E. Oyster, was a pilot in the 362nd Fighter Group, and although there is only a passing reference to Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the article, Lt. Oysters' mother felt compelled to pass on the article to Colonel Laughlin's family. The final letter was written in reply to Ruba Oyster's original letter nearly 30 years later by Colonel Laughlin's mother, Gertrude. It shows that the bonds shared by the pilots were also shared by their families, even decades after the war.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1945-1975
362nd Fighter Group
bonds
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Gertrude Laughlin
Lt. Duane Oyster
mothers
Newspaper
patriotism
Ruba Oyster
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
Colonel Joseph Laughlin's time spent as a service member of the Army Air Corps
Description
An account of the resource
From his acceptance into the Flying Cadet Program to the re-designation of the Army Air Corps as the United States Air Force, Colonel Joseph Laughlin built up experience as an excellent pilot, commander, and leader. The items contained in this collection apply to Colonel Joseph Laughlin's career within the Army Air Corps. They span his prewar service, his war service, and the year following his war service in which the Army Air Corps had not yet been re-designated as the United States Air Force.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-1946
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
The Estate of the late Colonel Joseph Laughlin
The C.R. Laughlin family
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Title
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Mini Medal Set from Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Source
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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
United States Air Force
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Subject
The topic of the resource
These miniature medals represent the larger ones that were presented to Colonel Laughlin throughout his distinguished career
Description
An account of the resource
These miniature medals represent the hardwork, determination, bravery, and leadership that Colonel Laughlin displayed throughout his 30 year military career. The medals he earned in World War II were (in order of importance): the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and the Croix de Guerre. The real medals accrued by Colonel Laughlin hang in a decorative shadow box that is still kept by his widow, Audrey Laughlin.
Air Medal
Army Air Corps
awards
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
medals
Silver Star