XOE_CPNWS0326carpetbagger Guide to the World War II Carpetbagger Project manuscript 1942-1945 World War II Carpetbagger Project manuscript Finding aid prepared by CPNWS staff Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Rozlind Koester 2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Building 808 25th St Bellingham, WA 98225-9123 Phone: 360 650 7534 Email: cpnws@wwu.edu
XOE_CPNWS0326carpetbagger World War II Carpetbagger Project manuscript 1942-1945 .5 linear ft. This manuscript contains a military history of the United States Air Force's 492nd Bombardment Group. Also known as the Carpetbagger Project, the 492nd flew special operations to deliver supplies to resistance groups in enemy-occupied countries during World War II. Collection materials are in English.

This manuscript contains a military history of the United States Air Force's 492nd Bombardment Group. Also known as the Carpetbagger Project, the 492nd flew special operations to deliver supplies to resistance groups in enemy-occupied countries during World War II. The manuscript contains references to official military correspondence, journal entries and other personal accounts, and numerous photographs and copies of newspaper clippings.

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World War II Carpetbagger Project manuscript, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies also houses the James B. Hogg collection on the D-Day Invasion which contains additional manuscript material related to World War II.

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United States.--Army Air Force.--Bombardment Group (Heavy), 492nd.--History--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Sources Records (Documents) Photographs International Relations Military