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RECORDS OF THE BARTOW ARMY AIR BASE (RG2755) 1940-2003
This series contains memorabilia of Bartow Air Base from the period when it was a Primary Flight School for the Air Force.  The materials were donated by Virgil Butler, Bruce Clark, John Duris, Jack Graham and Wes Edwards, Jack Hallett, H. L. Richards and a recent book by Michael McDonald about two flyers who died when they crashed their airplanes into Lake Hancock. The materials are arranged alphabetically by the name of the donor.

SERIES II, MEMORABILIA, 1940-2003
BOX FOLDER FOLDER TITLE DATES
1 Butler, Virgil:  Invitations and correspondence 1954
2 Clark, Bruce 1951
       3 Duris, John:  Brochure of Moody Air Force Base 1969
       4 Duris, John:  Certificates 1964
    5 Duris, John:  Computer and Plotter n.d.
    6 Duris, John:  Log Books 1940-41
  7 Duris, John:  Newsletter 1956
  8 Duris, John:  Newspaper Articles 1945-96
   9 Duris, John:  Patches and Insignias n.d.
    10 Duris, John:  Photographs n.d.
    11 Duris, John:  Physiological Training Card 1960
   12 Duris, John:  Postcards n.d.
  13 Duris, John:  Sectional Aeronautical Charts 1955-57
  14 Graham, Jack and Wes Edwards:  Photographs 1952
  15 Hallett, Jack:  Correspondence 1954
  16 McDonald, Michael:  "Hancock's Forgotten Heroes" 2003
   17 Memorial 2000
  18 Richards, H. L.: Photographs, Flight Check Lists 1953