doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 17, 2014 Some of you may have seen this on the forum for sale recently and fortunately I was able to pick it up. I am a sucker for anything B25 related in the Pacific so of course I was glad to have it. While there is no shiny jacket or A2 to go along with this...I think all the docs and paper really tie it together and bring the history together. Looks as though he served late was in the Pacific and just post war (1946) in the 3rd Air Rescue...he enlisted in 42 so I can't quite figure out why he didnt get to the PTO until late'45.... Nevertheless, he was there and served on through into the AF Reserves until the 50s. The obituary I found online says he participated in the escort to the USS Missouri for the surrender...maybe after digging through all the records I can confirm it! Anyways - I hope you enjoy looking at this as much as I have, and still have alot more to dig through and read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted December 17, 2014 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted December 17, 2014 Short snorter which is a beauty - wish I knew exactly what all the countries were Also lots of cards from home for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted December 17, 2014 Receipts for unifroms and couple of training pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted December 17, 2014 Flight time logs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted December 17, 2014 Even and un-opened letter...I really want to open it, but then again I like the mystery thanks for looking Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted December 17, 2014 Open it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted December 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted December 17, 2014 Awesome document group btw!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted December 17, 2014 By the way....how do you guys store your paper? Do you store it all together in a box or just what? I normally get the archive sheets and a 3ring binder..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted December 17, 2014 Share #10 Posted December 17, 2014 Nice group Daniel. I'm a big fan of the B-25 as well since my great uncle flew them in combat in the ETO. As for storing paper items, like you mentioned already, I use acid free sheet protectors and 3 ring binders. For any important paper items that don't fit within the standard size sheet protector, I use these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pack-20-BCW-9-X-12-Photo-Print-Rigid-Topload-Holders-hard-plastic-protectors-/381045789603?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b81953a3 They sell them in all kinds of different sizes. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted December 17, 2014 wow- those are awesome...I remember having these type for baseball cards....had no idea they made them in so many sizes. These will be perfect Thanks JD! Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted December 17, 2014 Share #12 Posted December 17, 2014 I would doubt the letter has not been opened in the past. I have many WWII letter collections with such envelopes. Due to exposure to humidity/dampness over the many years in storage, envelopes "resealed" themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted December 17, 2014 I would doubt the letter has not been opened in the past. I have many WWII letter collections with such envelopes. Due to exposure to humidity/dampness over the many years in storage, envelopes "resealed" themselves. Well, if it hasnt it sure as heck sealed better this time than it was sealed in the 40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted December 17, 2014 Share #14 Posted December 17, 2014 Daniel- great display- glad it found a good home- were you able to sync up his flight logs with the Escort duty? Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted December 17, 2014 Not yet - I plan on spending Thursday night in the "room" for quite a while digging around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguy1986 Posted December 17, 2014 Share #16 Posted December 17, 2014 Post a couple photos of the short snorter, if you can. I'm sure the fine folks here can help you out with the countries. As for the unopened letter, you can try to open it with a gentle amount of steam. That method worked for the Stasi, anyway (if anyone's seen the movie The Lives of Others, you'll know what I'm talking about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted December 18, 2014 ...here's some closet shots of the short snorter ...maybe someone can ID these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted December 18, 2014 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted December 18, 2014 Share #19 Posted December 18, 2014 Dan For paper groups and research I use those sheet protectors and a 3 ring binder. The sheets are not expensive and display real nice. I love those protectors that JD showed but would only use those for "special items". I feel like if you have 20 sheets in those they would be hard to display. Just some thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted December 18, 2014 Share #20 Posted December 18, 2014 Also those bills look Japanese to me. I know they are all different kind and I havent figured that out but look Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted December 19, 2014 Share #21 Posted December 19, 2014 Great grouping here. Love the flight logs included. Definitley some research you can do there (with a lot of it there in your own hands!). Saw it on here, glad you were able to pick it up (I was tempted lol). I have bought some of the larger "Top Loader" (yeah it's like the old baseball card ones on steroids :-) and I think the larger size (like JD showed) for magazines can hold the flight records files like you have (which I felt were definitley worthy of protection). And they are thick enough usually to accomodate them too. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8thairforce Posted January 9, 2015 Share #22 Posted January 9, 2015 Another great grouping !! well done . Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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