Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Charles E. Kavenagh Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 492nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/86254
A radio operator and aerial gunner with the 492nd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force, Staff Sergeant Charles Kavenagh spent the bulk of his WWII service flying missions out of England, but he also served on the other side of the globe, in the China-Burma-India Theater. His pencil sketches illustrate the images that composed his world: what he saw inside and outside of his plane; living conditions in England; his buddies playing cards and at the firing range. The photographs in Kavenagh's collection offer an additional visual record of his experiences, capturing some of the same subjects depicted in his illustrations.
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About this Item
Title
- Charles E. Kavenagh Collection
Names
- Kavenagh, Charles E.
- Hickey, Caroline
Home State
- Washington (D.C.)
Headings
- - Kavenagh, Charles E.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 492nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1945)
- Manuscript: Creative works [50 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1942-1945)
- Manuscript: Maps [11 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1942-1945)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [16 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1942-1945)
- Manuscript: Scrapbooks [1 item] -- (collected 1942-1945)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [51 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-1945)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [8 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-1945)
- Photograph: Duplicate [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-1945)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/86254
Cite as
- Charles E. Kavenagh Collection (AFC/2001/001/86254), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image