Skip to main content

Box 4681

 Container

Contains 32 Results:

Sub-series 1: Original Documents, 1942-1962

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Duncan’s original collection of military orders, checklists, physicals, promotions, awards, personal statements, briefings, training schedules, military correspondence, active duty information, changes of station, flight schedules, retirement records etc. Documents are arranged chronologically and range from 1942-1962 with flight schedules contained at the end in chronological order, and undated material at the beginning of the subseries.

Dates: 1942-1962

Series IV: Personal Military Logbooks, 1942-1958

 Series — Box: 4681
Scope and Contents

Duncan’s personal flight log books documenting the specifics of flights from 1942 to 1958. Also contains Captain Pilot Rating Book documenting flights from July to August 1942. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: 1942-1958

Series V: Certificates, Awards and Squadron Promotion, 1943-1961

 Series — Box: 4681
Scope and Contents

Awards and certificates documenting Duncan’s rise through the ranks within the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1961. Also contains a promotional poster from Duncan’s squadron, “the Checkerboards,” created while stationed in Korea and Japan. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: 1943-1961

Series VII: Publications, 1943-2017

 Series — Box: 4681
Scope and Contents

Publications collected by Duncan or his children to provide more background information on aviation in the Korean War, stories of Marines, and information concerning naval training. Materials range in date from 1943 to 2017 and have been arranged alphabetically.

Dates: 1943-2017

Major Charles L. Duncan Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2017.001
Abstract

Correspondence, color slides, military documents, publications, a scrapbook, and biographical material pertaining to the military service of Charles L. Duncan, a Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, during his service as an officer in both World War II and the Korean War.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1942-2017 [1952]

USAF Jet Navigational Chart Japan-Korea, August 1952

 Item — Box: 4681, Object: 01
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Duncan’s original collection of military orders, checklists, physicals, promotions, awards, personal statements, briefings, training schedules, military correspondence, active duty information, changes of station, flight schedules, retirement records etc. Documents are arranged chronologically and range from 1942-1962 with flight schedules contained at the end in chronological order, and undated material at the beginning of the subseries.

Dates: August 1952

Honorable Discharge of Service-World War II, April 18, 1946

 File — Box: 4681, Folder: 01
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Awards and certificates documenting Duncan’s rise through the ranks within the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1961. Also contains a promotional poster from Duncan’s squadron, “the Checkerboards,” created while stationed in Korea and Japan. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: April 18, 1946

Naval Aviation Training Certificate, June 29, 1943

 File — Box: 4681, Folder: 02
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Awards and certificates documenting Duncan’s rise through the ranks within the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1961. Also contains a promotional poster from Duncan’s squadron, “the Checkerboards,” created while stationed in Korea and Japan. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: June 29, 1943

Promotion to First Lieutenant, July 8, 1947

 File — Box: 4681, Folder: 03
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Awards and certificates documenting Duncan’s rise through the ranks within the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1961. Also contains a promotional poster from Duncan’s squadron, “the Checkerboards,” created while stationed in Korea and Japan. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: July 8, 1947

Promotion to Captain, March 21, 1951

 File — Box: 4681, Folder: 04
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Awards and certificates documenting Duncan’s rise through the ranks within the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1961. Also contains a promotional poster from Duncan’s squadron, “the Checkerboards,” created while stationed in Korea and Japan. Arranged in chronological order.

Dates: March 21, 1951