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Correspondence, Earl Oxford Hall to H. T. Hall.
February 10, 1941
February 26, 1941
March 20, 1941
April 11, 1941
May 18, 1941
May 28, 1941
June 9, 1941
June 23, 1941
July 17, 1941
October 2, 1941
October 24, 1941
October 28, 1941
November 17, 1941
November 20, 1941
Undated, circa 1941

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Correspondence, Earl Oxford Hall to H. T. Hall
January 4, 1942
March 3, 1942
March 12, 1942
May 7, 1942
circa June/July 1942
August 16, 1942
September 7, 1942
December 6, 1942
December 21, 1942
December 27, 1942

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Correspondence, Earl Oxford Hall to H. T. Hall
January 13, 1943, H. T. Hall to Earl O. Hall, copy with MIA Stamp
January 16, 1943

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Correspondence, War Department to H. T. Hall
December 15, 1942, Correction letter, following erroneous report of death.
February 26, 1943, Personal effects letter
March 9, 1943, Copy of H. T. Hall letter; envelope noted with "Missing in Action, 2/1/1943. Harry Ashbinazic (?), Capt, Air Corps."
April 6, 1943, Award of Medals notification to H. T. Hall
April 6, 1943, Return of letter from Edna Hall, with MIA notation
April 17, 1943, Planning of Medal award ceremony, with attached reply by H. T. Hall
May 4, 1943, Award Ceremony letter
June 3, 1943, Property letter
July 13, 1943, Receipt for personal effects
September 14, 1943, Mission details, crew list
September 22, 1943, Return of letter from Edna Hall, with MIA notation
March 8, 1944, Notification of continued missing in action status after 12-month review
January 11, 1946, Death declaration

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Correspondence, Mary Tabitha (Tabby) Johnson to H. T. Hall
May 7, 1943
May 20, 1943
June 20, 1943
February 4, 1945
April 30, 1945
August 10, 1945

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Correspondence, Mary Olmstead to H. T. Hall
September 25, 1944
October 27, 1944
December 8, 1944
February 20, 1945
March 29, 1945
April 13, 1945
June 10, 1945
July 20, 1945
September 10, 1945

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Correspondence, Crispin Castro to H. T. Hall.
July 31, 1943
March 13, 1944
March 26, 1944
October 9, 1945

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Correspondence, Miscellaneous business correspondence re: death of Earl O. Hall.
6 items

2/9
Correspondence, Miscellaneous. Crew families.
2 items

2/10
Correspondence, Miscellaneous. Family and Friends.
34 items

2/11
Pacific War Memorial. Photographs.
5 color photos.

2/12
Bluebonnet Ordinance Plant, McGregor, TX. General Orders.
1 leaf.

2/13
Dr. R. J. Hall, Lubbock, Texas.
2 clippings

1/1
Major Earl Oxford Hall - Biography

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Major Earl Oxford Hall - Biographical Note, circa 1943

1/3
Major Earl Oxford Hall crew - Final Mission - Published Reports.

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Major Earl Oxford Hall crew - Final Mission Report, (Appendix E, A-2 Report of February 1943.)

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Major Earl Oxford Hall crew - Final Mission Map. February 1, 1943

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Award of the Silver Star, January 3, 1943

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Award of the Air Medal, January 3, 1943

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Award of the Oak Leaf Cluster, November 3, 1943

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Missing in Action Telegram

1/10
Aircraft Loss Reports, Pacific Wrecks Database, February 1, 1943, Mission

1/11
Lt. Joaquin Castro, Co-Pilot - Newspaper article - newspaper not identified.

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Lt. Joaquin Castro Journal, December 1942

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Lt. Joaquin Castro, Co-Pilot - Flight Log, May 1942 - January 27, 1943

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Hall/Castro Crew Roster and Duties

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Sgt. J. W. Olmstead, Crewman - Newspaper note with photograph.

1/16
Crew Information Sheets, World War II Memorial website, etc.

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42nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 11th Bombardment Group, Missions July 18, 1942 - August 10, 1943. Photocopy of looseleaf mission logbook. Air Force Historical Association, Maxwell AFB, IRIS No. 44028.

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42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group. Transcription of looseleaf mission reports through February. July 18, 1942 - February 1, 1943. Typescript prepared in 2007.

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Missing Air Crew Reports. Microfiche and photocopy.

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42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group. Roster of planes and pilots, July 1942

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42nd Bombardment Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group. Named bases and targets through February 1, 1943

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42nd Bombardment Squadron (H), Photographs, Hall Family Collection

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42nd Bombardment Squadron (H), Photographs, Castro family collection

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"The Fighting Fifth in World War II, "The Story of the Fifth Bombardment Group (Heavy). Raleigh, NC: Hillsborough House, 1946. p. 27-50.

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Fifth Bombardment Group. A narrative report, 2 pages, from an unidentified document.

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"72nd Bombardment Squadron (H), Thirteenth Air Force. Narrative of Squadron History from activation, February 18, 1918, to February 28, 1944, inclusive."

This collection is the result of the family of Earl O. Hall seeking to determine the circumstances of his last mission (in February 1943), and the location of the action where the plane was shot down. The search took several years and resulted in the discovery of several incorrect versions of the events of that day. With the assistance of the Air Force Historical Unit at Maxwell Air Force Base, a good record of the actions of the 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) from December 1941 through February 1943 was assembled. The collection consists of family papers from the Hall family, records from the family of Joaquin Castro, Co-Pilot, correspondence to and from the Hall family, correspondence from individuals in the South Pacific, correspondence from the Army Air Force, and other related correspondence. Material from printed histories of the Seventh Air Force, the 13th Air Force, the 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and other published material sheds light on the wartime history of the area, and conditions of the military bases in 1942.

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The Creation of the Earl Oxford Hall Collection.

4/2
Maps, Southwest Pacific

4/3
News Reports, Hall Family Collection

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Miscellaneous material, Folder 1

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Miscellaneous material, Folder 2

4/6
World War II Memorial, Washington, DC

4/7
Bibliography: Southwest Pacific Ocean Area of World War II

3/1
11th Bombardment Wing - History

3/2
42nd Bombardment Squadron (H) - History, February 1940 - March 1944

3/3
Intelligence Report on Cactus (Henderson Field, Guadalcanal). Sanitary Conditions on Cactus. October 15, 1942

3/4
Operational History of the Seventh Air Force, December 7, 1941 - November 6, 1943 (photocopy)

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Pacific Counterblow: The 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal. Photocopy.

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Guadalcanal and the Origins of the Thirteenth Air Force. July 1945 (photocopy)

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The Thirteenth Air Force in the War Against Japan. September 30, 1946 (photocopy)

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USAAF Chronologies, Selected Dates, 1942-1943 (photocopies)

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Coast Watcher in the Solomons, Article.