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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. 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 Mini Medal Set from Colonel Joseph Laughlin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. 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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 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. 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 A Press Release about Colonel Joseph Laughlin's Combat Record Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available United States Air Force Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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 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 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