The Snapshots in Time Collection
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Service papers from the Korean War-era career of Navy patrol pilot Wayne Eugene Bancroft, from his 1950 Naval Aviator certificate and instrument ratings with Patrol Squadron VP-47 to officer data cards, a correspondence-course manual, and a memorial Honor Roll certificate. Together the documents trace one aviator's path from qualification to remembrance.
Handwritten Personal Budget Worksheet, 'Exercise 25' - Lt. Bancroft Papers, 1953
NAVPERS 953A Application for Commissioned Rank - Ensign Wayne Eugene Bancroft, VP-47, Bancroft Collection
U.S. Navy Application Form, Second Page with Signature and First Endorsement, Lt. Wayne Eugene Bancroft, Patrol Squadron 47
U.S. Navy Instrument Clearance Card, Ensign W. E. Bancroft, VP-47, 1952
Naval Aviator Certification Card - Ensign Wayne Eugene Bancroft, USNR, 31 May 1950
Naval Aviator Certificate and Instrument Clearance Card, Ensign Wayne E. Bancroft, USNR (1950-1952)
U.S. Navy Aircraft Clearance Form for PBM-5 Mariner, VP-47, 16 February 1952
Handwritten Flight Clearance/Navigation Training Worksheet, Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection
'Golden Dragon' 180th Meridian Crossing Certificate, ENS William E. Bancroft, USNR, Patrol Squadron 47, 1951
USAFI War Department Education Manual EM 702: Bookkeeping and Accounting, Course 2
USAFI Education Manual EM 702: "Bookkeeping and Accounting, Course 2, For a Mercantile Business"
Handwritten Bancroft Family History Manuscript
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll Memorial Certificate - Lt. j.g. Wayne Eugene Bancroft, USN
Instrument Flight Qualification Memorandum for Ens. W. E. Bancroft, USNR -- VP-47, 16 February 1952
US Navy Officer Data Card, LTJG Wayne E. Bancroft, Naval Aviator, VP-47, 1952
U.S. Navy Officer Data Card (NAVPERS-340) for LTJG Wayne E. Bancroft, USNR, Naval Aviator, 1952