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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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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
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
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
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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