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Add an authentic, museum-grade primary source of World War II military aviation history to your collection with this original 1944 War Department document: Special Orders No. 81 Extract from the 423rd AAF Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School - Heavy), Walla Walla Army Air Field, Washington.Dated May 5, 1944, and stamped with official "-R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-E-D-" security classifications, this complete 2-page wartime military record features:
- Heavy Bomber Training Base Provenance: Issued at Walla Walla Army Air Field, a crucial wartime Pacific Northwest training station for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircrews.
- Named Personnel & Logistics: Documents troop movements, disciplinary confinement orders, supply convoy details, and transfers involving Blythe Army Air Field (CA), March Field (Riverside, CA), and the 24th Weather Squadron. Lists soldiers with full Army Serial Numbers (including Pvt. Edward J. Barrack, Pvt. Grant E. McMasters, 2nd Lt. Frederick H. Schuett, and Sgt. Bernard C. Germann).
- Official Signatures: Authenticated with the original period fountain pen signature of Adjutant John Ford (1st Lt., AGD) by order of Colonel Wade.An exceptional centerpiece for WWII Army Air Forces (USAAF) historians, Washington State military history collections, B-17/B-24 bomber crew archives, and wartime military paper ephemera displays.Condition: Authentic WWII vintage condition as shown. Complete 2-page document with original center horizontal mailing fold. Retains bold, fully legible typewriter strike text. Displays authentic period handling, gentle edge wear, and corner chipping along the top margins consistent with wartime filing. Shipped flat with protective archival backing boards to ensure safe transit.
