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James C. Owens, Jr. papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5032
Abstract
James C. Owens, Jr. was born in Batavia, New York but moved to California as a child. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1929 and received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1934. He then went into the Navy and completed flight training in Pensacola, Florida and then served on board Lexington (CV-2); in 1941 he joined Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet (CV-8). Appointed Lieutenant in 1942, Owens was the squadron...
Dates:
1928-1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Max E. Shaffer papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5275
Abstract
Exams and instructional material, maps, and navigation equipment collected and created by Max E. Shaffer during the early 1940s. Shaffer studied at USC's Naval Preparatory School, the Naval Air Reserve educational center in New Orleans, and later at the Naval Air Transport Service Command Advanced Naval Air Navigation program in Corpus Christi. Also included are some of Shaffer's military orders.
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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