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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. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - December 9, 1942
Description: Jimmy describes his new life in Maryland and adds a note on the B-26.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18655

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - November 12, 1942
Description: With only twelve school days left, Jimmy talks about ‘pre-flighting’ checks and a letter from Betty.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18647

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - November 19, 1942
Description: Jimmy shares the good news that he passed his physical exam to be an aerial engineer.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18650

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - November 2, 1942
Description: Jimmy praises Ed’s letter-writing skills and describes running all the engines for test blocks. He is happy with his final portions of school and attended a Halloween U.S.O. dance.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18643

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - November 6, 1942
Description: Jimmy talks about the final phases in school and the power of Allison engines.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18645

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