Historical Documents from World War II
Gig Sheet, The
Class 41-F, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas
This book belonged to Lt. Donald O. Lundberg, pictured on page 50. His class graduated just three months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Sadly, Lt. Lundberg marked thirteen of his classmates who were killed in the months following graduation. Four of them were killed December 7, 1941 in Hawaii.
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- August 15, 1941
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Advanced Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 41-F: Class 41-F
Special Features:
- Annotated - Includes handwritten notes or descriptions
- Biographies - Includes biographies of some cadets or officers
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
Locations:
- Kelly Field; San Antonio, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Ben Guttery
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 6 items in the Gig Sheet (Kelly) series.
Direct Link (Item 000290):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000290
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Gig Sheet, The: Class 41-F, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas" (item 000290), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000290 (accessed 25 April 2024).
Added: November 15, 2011
Class book for advanced pilot class 41-F at Kelly Field, near San Antonio, Texas.
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Comments
[2] Tom Howard (10-Mar-2018 01:05 PM)
My father, Frank William "Pete" Howard was a member of the 41H class.
He went on to fly P-47s
I have this book and several other items from my Father's time in the service
The greatest generation!!
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[1] johan kuiper (05-Mar-2017 01:32 PM)
Hi all , as a researcher of the crash of the B-24 "Sack-time Sally " ( november 26 , 1943 ) , I can inform you that co-pilot Captain Dean Dalton was killed in action on that crash . He was a Cadet of Class 41-F .
Captain Dalton's body still rest in the Netherlands at the Cemetery of Margraten .