Box 1
Container
Contains 9 Results:
Royal Canadian Air Force notebooks
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Britton's notebooks from his time in the RCAF; one labeled Air Craft Recognition; one labeled Navigation; Air Navigation Examination
Dates:
1941-1945
Personal Documents
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
Part of Britton's medical report; invoice from La Habra Hardware Company; newspaper coverage of Mary Nina Leta and Paul Andrew King's wedding
Dates:
1941-1945
VR-10 Maintenance Instruction No. 10-45, 1945-08-04
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Naval Air Transport Command Air Transport Squadron Ten
Dates:
1945-08-04
Japanese government-issued Philippine fiat pesos banknotes, 1942 - 1945
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Four 10 pesos notes; four 5 pesos notes; one 1 peso note; five 1 centavo notes
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Announcements and cards
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Holiday cards; congratulatory cards; baby announcements
Dates:
1941-1945
Correspondence (1), 1941-09-09 - 1942-07-04
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
Primarily from other men in the military; some from women
Dates:
1941-09-09 - 1942-07-04
Correspondence (2), 1942-07-31 - 1942-12-28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Primarily from other men in the military; some from women
Dates:
1942-07-31 - 1942-12-28
Certificate of Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy, Ira Martini Britton, 1945-11-19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
Britton was released from the Navy on November 19, 1945 with the rank of Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class
Dates:
1945-11-19
Empty photograph envelopes
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Ira M. Britton's World War II documents. The letters reveal information about the lives of Americans who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and about Britton's experiences in the Navy in the United States. The collection includes many photographs. Some are of various servicemen and highlight life in the military. There are some group pictures of men in the RCAF and the Navy. Others are of friends and family members back home. Some appear to...
Dates:
1941-1945