World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American

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Professor. The Hengst Collection is an oral history project of the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma. The purpose was to document the history of the university through interviews with former administrators, faculty and staff members, regents, and alumni. The collection contains 131 cassette tapes and transcriptions of interviews (1979-1985), background information on the people interviewed, and administrative records (1951-1985) of the project. Transcript of oral history tape of Dr. Tom Love, Feb. 17, 1997. Transcript of oral history tape of Pastor Kuan, n.d. Transcript of oral history tape"China-Little Wu Tai Shan" n.d. In The service: 1942-1945, the story of one man's three years in the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War by Herbert R. Hengst, 1996.

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Army officer. Personal correspondence to family members regarding Hewitt's military service and war-related experiences (1942-1944); additional correspondence to Hewitt family from E.C. McCallum of Stanolind Oil and Gas Company (1944-1953); news clippings (1943-1946); telegrams (1943-1944); and personal records (1923-1946) all relating to Robert C. Hewitt. Also includes Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Purple Heart.