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NASM.1987.0118

Creator

Wood, George W., Jr.

Date

1942-1945

Provenance

William R. Wood, Gift, 1987, 1987-0118, NASM

Extent

0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Scope and Contents

The material contained in this accession is on the 475th Fighter Group 'Satan's Angels,' a World War II fighter unit of the Fifth Air Force, Pacific Theater of Operations. George W. Wood Jr. was a radio technician assigned to the group's 433rd Fighter Squadron. Wood documents his war experiences in two personal diaries and a photograph album.

Genre/Form

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Names

United States. Army Air Forces. Fifth Air Force. 475th Fighter Group "Satan's Angels"

Wood, George W., Jr.

Topics Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives