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May, 1942-1945

 

Summary

Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], May, 01.0562, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-01-0562

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains an oral history transcript, artifacts, and photos. William H. May served as a U.S. Marine pilot in the Pacific Theater from May 1942 to 18 October 1945. He trained at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; NAS Glenview, Illinois. He dropped torpedoes and sonobuoys in several major engagements in the latter stages of the war. Flew TBF/TBM "Avenger." He was one of twelve pilots who flew aircraft equipped with wing rockets on 15 March 1944 against Japanese. The collection also contains nine artifacts including a flight cap, a canvas bag, a pair of Polaroid flight goggles with box and several aviation calculators. Collection also contains a manual for the aviation calculators, two training workbooks and a poster with a well-known photograph of two men playing chess on Iwo Jima. One of the men is Mr. May. Includes instruction booklet for Polaroid Aviation Goggles. First scrapbook contains black and white photos of pre-war to 1942, including classmates, his girlfriend/wife, Evelyn, newborn daughter, Martha, and wartime photos (mostly on Pacific islands), ephemera, and news clippings.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], May, 01.0562, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-01-0562

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA