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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Gerald D. Chadderdon Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10210
Physical Description:
.3 Cubic Feet
Additional items were received that are in the possession of the Curatorial Department, and are listed at the end of this
Finding Guide. The remaining two boxes are made up mostly of personal documents from Chadderdon's time as a student, and
as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force, and includes a collection of photographs over the period 1942 to 1970. There is also
a variety of informational brochures, pamphlets and manuals.
Additional items were received that are in the possession of the Curatorial Department, and are listed at the end of this
Finding Guide. The remaining two boxes are made up mostly of personal documents from Chadderdon's time as a student, and
as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force, and includes a collection of photographs over the period 1942 to 1970. There is also
a variety of informational brochures, pamphlets and manuals.
The collection consists of two 10" x 5" x 11" flip-top archival boxes.
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: Gerald D. Chadderdon was born on October 9, 1922 in Friendship, New York but grew up in Olean, NY. He enlisted in the U.S.
Army Air Force as a cadet in 1942 and did basic training at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. He graduated the summer of 1944
from the Army Air Forces Pilot School in Craig Field, Selma, Alabama as part of the Class 44-F. It was then that he was commissioned
as a second lieutenant and received his "Silver Wings." He was a First Pilot in heavy bombers during the final stages of
World War II, and was honorably discharged in 1945 after 32 months service.
Physical Description: The collection consists of two 10" x 5" x 11" flip-top archival boxes. Additional items were received that are in the possession
of the Curatorial Department, and are listed at the end of this Finding Guide. The remaining two boxes are made up mostly
of personal documents from Chadderdon's time as a student, and as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force, and includes a collection
of photographs over the period 1942 to 1970. There is also a variety of informational brochures, pamphlets and manuals.
Gerald D. Chadderdon was born on October 9, 1922 in Friendship, New York but grew up in Olean, NY. He enlisted in the U.S.
Army Air Force as a cadet in 1942 and did basic training at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. He graduated the summer of 1944
from the Army Air Forces Pilot School in Craig Field, Selma, Alabama as part of the Class 44-F. It was then that he was commissioned
as a second lieutenant and received his "Silver Wings." He was a First Pilot in heavy bombers during the final stages of
World War II, and was honorably discharged in 1945 after 32 months service.
He went on to graduate from St. Bonaventure University with a B.S. in Chemistry and Math in June 1949, and an M.S. in Chemistry
in June 1952. He spent seven years as a chemist at Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, NY and over twenty-five years as
an engineer at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, FL. He authored and co-authored technical articles which were published in national
technical journals, and he held a patent on a unique plastic molding compound. His hobbies included fishing and photography.
He died on December 23, 2016 at The Marley House in Prescott, Arizona.
The collection is open to research. Some restrictions may apply.
Covered canteen
Olive green flight cap with Air Force patch
Gray flight cap w 2LT insignia
Olive green flight cap
A-14 demand oxygen mask medium
Type A-11 Army Air Forces flying helmet
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers compass
B-17 Pilot 390th Bomb Group (H) hat with 2LT insignia and USAF Pilot Wings pin
Plastic box with Misc objects
USAF Pilot Wing pin
Second Lieutenant Insignia (7)
American Legion Post 530 "Veteran of World War II" Medal
U.S. pins (2)
WWII USAF Aviation Cadet insignia (3)
Aviation cadet "In Service" Pin
WWII E pluribus unum eagle cap badge
WWII E pluribus unum eagle lapel pins
Freemason pin
U.S. Veterans pin
Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon
Small USAF pin in Dior box
Brass belt buckle
Great Seal of the U.S. key chain
Other small miscellaneous metal objects
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Boeing B-17 Fortress
Chadderdon, Gerald D.