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Tillman letter home 23 Jan. 1.jpeg
Tillman Gressitt's letter to his parents in response to a received letter while stationed in Italy.

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1gressitt5_7_15.pdf
This letter describes Tillman Gressitt's training in the air force. In one section he describes being tested and trained on how to deal with the effects of being under high altitude. According to Gressitt, cadets were put in a low pressure chamber…

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Tillman Gressitt's letter to his parents regarding Italy during the war and a bombing raid on Vienna on March 23.

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Tillman J. Gressitt in his Air Force uniform posing in 1945

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Honorable discharge for Clinton Varney O'Connell, Aviation Chief Metalsmith

US Navy Letter of Appreciation
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Clinton O'Connell acknowledging his service in WW II.

Virgil_Christine_2008.jpg
This is a picture of Virgil and Christine Painter taken at a family reunion in 2008.

VPainter_USS_Goodhue_sailors.jpg
This is a picture of Virgil Painter with his shipmates aboard the USS Goodhue.
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