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Title: 842nd Army Air Force Unit in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Eight soldiers from the 842nd Army Air Force unit stationed in Des Moines, Iowa, in uniform marching in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.5, slide 18.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19280

Title: Air Medal and Purple Cross
Description: Jimmy Ley was posthumously awarded two Purple Hears and an Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for sustaining wounds resulting in death during a combat mission and for meritorious achievement while participating in five bombardment missions over active enemy occupied territory, respectively. The two medals were mounted and framed by Jimmy's parents.
PID: grinnell:27770

Title: Army Air Corps patch
Description: Jimmy's Army Air Corps patch.
PID: grinnell:27763

Title: Description of Jimmy's Commendations
Description: A framed document describing the commendations that Jimmy received posthumously: the distinguished flying cross, the air medal, and three oak leaf clusters to the air medal. The document also includes a photo of Jimmy in uniform and a photo of his mother receiving them from Lt. Col. A.T. Lobdell.
PID: grinnell:27761

Title: Distinguished Flying Cross medal
Description: Jimmy Ley was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying cross "for extraordinary achivement while serving as an Engineer-Gunner on a B-26 airplane on twenty-five bombardment missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe. Description taken from the framed description of Jimmy's commendations. The medal was mounted and framed by Jimmy's parents.
PID: grinnell:27769

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. William D. Ley - August 31, 1942
Description: Jimmy writes to Bill describing in detail everything he knows about the Air Corps, since Billy is interested in joining.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11631

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - September 3, 1942
Description: Jimmy wishes that his short vacation from mechanical school would line up with Betty’s wedding so he could attend.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:12534

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 12, 1942
Description: After his first two in the classroom, Jimmy is anxious to move past the preliminary coursework. He asks about home, his check, and his life insurance policy.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11587

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 15, 1942
Description: Jimmy reports some of what he has studied so far. He expresses excitement that his parents are planning to visit him.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11592

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 17, 1942
Description: Jimmy writes about starting night school and trying to meet girls.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11597

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