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Aviation Archives
George Neuner Boyd’s logbook (1941) Click image to explore!
Historical Biographies
George Graham Walker Shelocta, Pennsylvania
Pilot (B) 31 Dec 1895 (D) 16 Dec 1952
Adelbert Boyd Miller North Mahoning, Indiana County Pennsylvania
Stinson Detroiter SM-8A Airplane (B) 19 Mar 1881 (D) 11 Sep 1940
Claude Edward Butts Indiana, Pennsylvania
Flight Instructor / Private Pilot Examiner (B) 31 Aug 1907 (D) 26 Mar 1997
Robert Milton Rodkey Diamondville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Pilot / B-24 Liberator (B) 11 Sep 1916 (D) 7 Dec 1983
Don Alpheus Anthony North Point, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
307th Bomb Group U.S. Air Force (B) 14 Dec 1920 (D) 10 Aug 1944
John Richard Palin Sr Wehrum, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Pilot / B-24 Liberator (B) 9 Oct 1916 (D) 2 Dec 1994
Urban Wilfred Charles Boeh Blairsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy – Communications Officer TBM Avenger (B) 8 Nov 1923 (D) 2 Sep 2009
Stephen Raymond Checkosky Rossiter, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Tail Gunner & Radio / B-17 Flying Fortress U.S. 8th Air Force (B) 4 Jul 1918 (D) 29 Mar 1988
Michael James Fayad Indiana, County
(B) 1 Sep 1911 (D) 13 Sep 1983
Gordon Richard Barnett Penn Run, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
(B) 29 Nov 1923 (D) 28 Jan 2014
John Thomas Braughler Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania
Navigator / Douglas C-47 (B) 11 Jan 1922 (D) 13 Feb 2015
Boyd Kenneth Reeger Shelocta, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force (B) 7 Feb 1921 (D) 7 Oct 1972
Blair Richard Rankin Coral, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force (B) 15 Feb 1928 (D) 25 Aug 2001
Theodore Joseph Williams Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Navigator / Bombardier B24 Liberator (B) 2 Sep 1923 (D) 17 Apr 2013
Norman Lynne Duncan, Jr. Indiana, Pennsylvania
(B) 30 May 1921 (D) 8 Aug 1970
Walter Lawrence Fish Indiana, Pennsylvania
Private Pilots License (B) 14 Aug 1922 (D) 27 Oct 1981
Harvey Melvin Crawford Rochester Mills, Indiana County Pennsylvania
Prominent Drilling Contractor (B) 09 May 1965 (D) 14 Sep 1962
John Sermon Homer City, Pennsylvania
Student Pilot Certificate (B) 27 Jul 1926 (D) 17 Oct 2014
Kenneth Leroy Huffman Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Communication Electronics Specialist U.S. Air Force (B) 14 May 1947 (D) 15 Aug 2010
Morie “Pete” Earl Keith Clymer, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force – Mechanic (B) 29 Jul 1946 (D) 16 Feb 1921
Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Doctor / Astronaut / Flight Instructor (B) 12 Mar 1963 (D) 4 May 2001