Box 19
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Ribbons and Medal – Distinguished Flying Cross, Undated
Item — Box: 19, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews played a key role in preparing the U.S. Army’s prewar air combat forces for war. In 1935 he was selected to be the Commanding General of the newly established General Headquarters Air Force. In this position he orchestrated sweeping changes to the employment of air combat units, creating the conceptual and material foundations for a modern Air Force. At the time of his death in early May 1943, he was in overall command of the U.S. Theater of...
Dates:
Undated
Plaque – “Andrew Engineering Building, Dedicated to the Living Memory Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews …” & Lieutenant General Rank Insignia (3 Stars), Undated
Item — Box: 19, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews played a key role in preparing the U.S. Army’s prewar air combat forces for war. In 1935 he was selected to be the Commanding General of the newly established General Headquarters Air Force. In this position he orchestrated sweeping changes to the employment of air combat units, creating the conceptual and material foundations for a modern Air Force. At the time of his death in early May 1943, he was in overall command of the U.S. Theater of...
Dates:
Undated
National Aviation Hall of Fame Medal Awarded to Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews for Outstanding Contributions to Aviation, Jul. 26, 1986
Item — Box: 19, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews played a key role in preparing the U.S. Army’s prewar air combat forces for war. In 1935 he was selected to be the Commanding General of the newly established General Headquarters Air Force. In this position he orchestrated sweeping changes to the employment of air combat units, creating the conceptual and material foundations for a modern Air Force. At the time of his death in early May 1943, he was in overall command of the U.S. Theater of...
Dates:
Jul. 26, 1986
Inventing Flight Medal, 2003
Item — Box: 19, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews played a key role in preparing the U.S. Army’s prewar air combat forces for war. In 1935 he was selected to be the Commanding General of the newly established General Headquarters Air Force. In this position he orchestrated sweeping changes to the employment of air combat units, creating the conceptual and material foundations for a modern Air Force. At the time of his death in early May 1943, he was in overall command of the U.S. Theater of...
Dates:
2003
