» Sonenshine (Irving) World War II documents, 1940-1945

Memo (August 1945) from Philip S. Ballard, Major, Air Corps Assistant Adjutant, Headquarters of the 499th Bombardment Group/Unit Personal Section (San Francisco, SC) re. announcement that Irving Sonenshine had been awarded the Oak-Leaf Cluster to Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross includes General Orders No. 27 which describes the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross and lists the 1945 recipients. Map (January 1945) of the Nagoya-Osaka (Japan) printed at top of map, A-2 Section/XXI Bomber Command/Chart No. 3/ Restricted pen markings and date, 1941 around Nagoya. Collection includes Sonenshine’s ca. 1940s Army Summer Dress jacket.