Assorted Images

Title: Harry H. McPherson, Jr.
Description: Photograph of Harry H. McPherson, Jr., a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. McPherson was born in Kidder, Missouri, and lived in St. Joseph and Jefferson City before moving to Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity. He received his training at Luke Field in Arizona and was a pursuit flight commander in the Army Air Corps.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gilbert L. Worley, Jr.
Description: Portrait of Lt. Gilbert L. Worley, Jr., a flyer in the United States Army. He was born in Topeka, Kansas, April 12, 1920. He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and from Kansas University in 1941 where he started his flying courses. His training was completed at Ong Field and he was qualified as a navigator and ground school instructor. In 1942 he completed his training to become an Army flyer. He was killed in an airplane accident on a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 15, 1943.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harry Wayne Nelson
Description: Portrait of Harry Wayne Nelson, a Private in the U.S. Army. Nelson was born on April 22, 1911, in Jamestown, Kansas, and his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1914. He enlisted on November 28, 1942, and was first sent to Africa and then to Sicily. He was killed in action on August 4, 1943, and awarded the Silver Star.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: John Gray, Jr.
Description: Portrait of John Gray, Jr., a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. Gray was born in Creighton, Missouri, on May 26, 1920, and attended Creighton High School. He enlisted on August 6, 1942, and was sent to Europe on August 17, 1944. While in France crossing the Moselle River, his company assault boat, under the command of George Patton, was ambushed by German fire and the entire crew was killed in action on Novemner 15, 1944.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Edwin Nesbitt
Description: Portrait of Edwin Nesbitt, a Seargent in the Army 506th Parachute Infantry. Nesbitt was born on April 6, 1917, in Riverton, Nebraska, and enlisted in the Army on August 4, 1942. He was wounded in action on November 15, 1943, and returned for hospitalization in the United States on April 22, 1943. He died from his injuries on August 24, 1944.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Charles O. Rogers
Description: Portrait of Charles O. Rogers, a Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class in the U. S. Coast Guard. Rogers was born on December 14, 1907, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rogers. The Rogers family moved to Kansas City in 1909. Rogers was married to Rose Gerig Krumps on October 20, 1933, and enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard on April 29, 1942. He died on August 29, 1944, while in route to his Coast Guard boat in New Orleans after being struck by a civilian vehicle.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Curtis S. Griffin
Description: Portrait of Curtis S. Griffin, a Captain with the U. S. Army Air Corps. Griffin was born on April 11, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri. Griffin entered the Army in 1940 and he was married on August 1, 1942, to Mary Jane Kunodle. Griffin was killed in action in July of 1943 when his plane was shot down over Naples, Italy. He was awarded three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Purple Heart.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Reuben E. Corbin, Jr.
Description: Portrait of Reubeen E. Corbin, Jr., a 1st Lt. with the U. S. Amy Air Corps. Corbin was born in Thatcher, Colorado, on April 13, 1921, and moved to Kansas City in 1928. He enlisted in September of 1942, and, after earning his wings, was stationed in northern France at Cambrai. He was killed in a mid air collision on February 25, 1945. He was awarded the Air Medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Henry Burton Coker
Description: Portrait of Henry Burton Coker, a Staff Sargeant in the U. S. Army. Coker was born on October 20, 1912, in Warren Arkansas. In 1928 his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he finished high school at Westport High School in 1929. After working for the Kansas City Fire Department for five years, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 27, 1942. He died on November 22, 1944, while in combat in Germany.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: David Buckner Willock, IV
Description: Portrait of David Buckner Willock IV, a 1st Lt. in the U. S. Army Air Corps. Wilcock was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 11, 1923, to David Buckner Willock and Myra A. Willock. He enlisted on January 26, 1942, as an air cadet and died on May 10, 1944, while on a mission in the Pacific. He was awarded four medals, four Presidential Citations, eighteen Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Vincent De Paul McCoy
Description: Portrait of Vincent De Paul McCoy, a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. McCoy was born on October 22, 1918, in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Paseo High School. He enlisted in 1939 and on April 5, 1944, was killed in a mid air collision while returning from a mission in Yugoslavia.
Date: 1939~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Henry Boshell
Description: Portrait of Henry Boshell, a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Boshell, also known as Bud, was born July 31, 1921. He attended the Greenwood School and Central High School in Kansas City, graduating in 1938. After graduation, Boshell entered a one year Army training program and eventually left for Goose Bay in Labrador on April 9, 1944, from Tampa, Florida. It was during this trip that his plane, a B-17, went down in a severe storm.
Date: 1943~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: V. J. Day
Description: Crowd celebrating World War II victory in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. View is looking west on 12th Street from Main Street.
Date: 1945-08-15
Object Type: Photograph

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