William G. Dunn flight navigation logs
Scope and Contents
This collection includes flight navigation logs from William G. Dunn during World War II from August 1944 to February 1945. Dunn was the navigator for 89 missions to Hungary, Yugoslavia, Austria, and Italy.
Dates
- 1944-1945
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Biographical Note
William Gibson Dunn was born in San Francisco on October 19, 1921. He served in the 514th Squadron of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group as a bombardier and navigator during World War II (1939-1945). He was stationed in San Pancrazio, Italy on August 18, 1944 and flew his first mission over Hungary on August 28, 1944. He flew 50 missions and 33 sorties during the war.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2009/08/06 by Maren L. Read. Finding aid created 2009/08/06 by Maren L. Read. EAD finding aid created 2009/08/06 by Maren L. Read. EAD finding aid revised 2012/11/15 by Stephen Jones.
- 376th Heavy Bombardment Group Archive Subject Source: Local sources
- Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Flight navigators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hungary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States—Army Air Forces—Bombardment Group (H), 376th Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yugoslavia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- William G. Dunn flight navigation logs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
