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Description
Leather and paper aircraft mechanics pocket manual in good functional condition. Mass-produced by Pitman Publishing Corps in 1941 in the United States. Participant ID 00032, Object ID 00067
Keywords
Military Non-Combatant
Collection Site
Taylorsville
Copyright
CC-BY-NC
Collection Date
9-17-2022
War Era
WWII
Recommended Citation
Bringing War Home, "Aircraft Mechanics Pocket Manual" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 73.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/73
Object Story
Kurt Shinn's grandfather was a manager for Douglas Aircraft Manufacturing during WWII. The participant inherited the pocket manual from his grandfather in 1971. Knowing that his grandfather did his part and helped the American war effort holds a lot of meaning for the participant.