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 Series

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL AND SERVICE RECORD, 1936-1963, 1985

Dates

  • 1936-1963, 1985

Scope and Contents

Summary: Documentation of Henry Burfeind's life and professional duties and accomplishments in the United States Navy from 1936 through 1963. Among the documents in this series are copies of confidential memoranda documenting the bombing raid on December 10, 1941 by the Japanese that damaged the U.S.S. Pillsbury and a list of casualties. Also included is a memorandum by Henry giving a report of an aircraft he piloted that was involved in an accident while serving as Commanding Officer of Seaplane Squadron VP-41 in Tsingtao, China and Yokosuka, Japan.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Arrangement

Arrangement: Documents are bulk-grouped in the following categories: high school yearbook description, biographies, service record (see also CERTIFICATES series) which includes unofficial summaries, official documents, and board review memoranda and Patrol Squadron 41 newsletters. Supporting documents are chronologically arranged by the following headings: Aviators flight log books, U.S.S. California, Neutrality Act, U.S.S. Pillsbury and related papers, Blimp Squadron 41, Flight training program, U.S.S. Salerno Bay, Flag Plot project, Eisenhower's visit to Europe, U.S.S. Valcour, U.S.S. Constellation, and Press clippings.