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Dublin Core
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin in the Service of the Army Air Corps
Subject
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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
Still Image
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Dublin Core
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Date
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September 23, 1944
1930s
Title
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A Surrendered German Officer's Pistol and Memorandum of Presentation
Subject
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin received a pistol from a German Officer after nearly 20,000 troops surrendered
Description
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The XIX Tactical Air Command (TAC) were very effective in their missions to bomb and disrupt the German lines, especially the P-47s in the 362nd Fighter Group. Upon the surrender of German troops at the Beaugency Bridge in France, officers handed over their pistols in capitulation. In recognition of his groups' successes, General Otto Weyland had one of the officer's pistols sent to Colonel Laughlin.
Creator
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United States Army Air Corps
Fabryka Broni
1944
362nd Fighter Group
Beaugency Bridge
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Fabryka Broni
General Otto Weyland
German
German Officer
pistol
surrendered
Vis
XIX TAC
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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
Text
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Title
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Colonel Joseph Laughlin Receives a Nazi Officer's Pistol
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
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A newspaper article confirming that Colonel Laughlin received a pistol from a Nazi Officer
Description
An account of the resource
An unknown newspaper announcing that Colonel Laughlin would be receiving a German Officer's pistol. The pistol was one of thousands turned over when 20,000 German soldiers surrendered, a feat Colonel Laughlin and the 362nd were credited with helping to do.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1945
362nd Fighter Group
Colonel Joseph Laughlin
Germany
Nazi Officer
pistol
surrendered