Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Edward Mele Personal Papers
- Dates:
- 1930-1960
- Abstract:
- Edward Mele Served in the 20th Air Force in the Second World War.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Cubic Feet One Archival Box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]
Background
- Scope and content:
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Documents, photos and charts in one archival box.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edward C. Mele was born on December 21, 1915 and was raised in Louisiana. At age 25, he went to a night school in New Orleans for accounting. When he was 27 he entered full term service for the Air Force. He attended San Marcos Air Force field in New Mexico before being transferred to the South Pacific to become part of the 20th Air Force V H Bombardment. While deployed there, he also became separated from his command and later found his way back. On November 8th, 1945 he was honorably discharged from the military as a Master Sergeant of the 680th bomb squadron.
- Acquisition information:
- The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-01-29 20:49:18 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Terms of access:
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Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]
- Location of this collection:
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2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa ParkSan Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 234-8291