The Don Englebreston Collection
Gallery: Ken Brown
Two pieces of personal ephemera from A-1 Skyraider pilot Lt. Kenneth J. Brown Jr., USAF: a squadron Christmas card featuring the nose art of "The Proud American," and a novelty calling card trading on Air Commando gallows humor. The card's "Zorro" and "Sandy" call signs point to the night interdiction and search-and-rescue escort missions A-1 squadrons flew, showing how deployed airmen mixed military pride, holiday warmth, and dark wit to cope with the war.
U.S. Military Payment Certificate, Series 681, One Dollar Denomination
U.S. Military Payment Certificate, Series 681, Ten Cents Denomination
Distinguished Flying Cross Citation for 1Lt Kenneth J. Brown, Jr., 10 June 1970
Personal Novelty Card of A-1 Skyraider Pilot Lt. Kenneth J. Brown Jr., USAF
'The Proud American' A-1 Skyraider Christmas Greeting Card
Christmas Greeting Card, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
Collection of U.S. Air Force A-1 Skyraider "SPAD"/"Zorro" Squadron Patches
22nd Special Operations Squadron "Zorro" Flying Schedule, Christmas 1969
USAF Special Order A-100, 56th Combat Support Group, Assigning Officers to A-1 Flight Duty at Da Nang AB, 5 June 1970
USAF Special Order T-685: OL AA-56 Special Operations Wing SAR Alert Duty Roster, Da Nang, 10 June 1970
Geneva Conventions Identification Card (DD Form 528) Issued to 2D LT Kenneth John Brown Jr., USAF
Letter of Appreciation, 21st Special Operations Squadron to 22nd Special Operations Squadron, 24 October 1969
Distinguished Flying Cross Citation for 1st Lt. Edward L. Homan, 6 October 1969
