Interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences concerning the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the Guadalcanal Campaign as commander of VMF-224; and as head of the 584 Radar units during the campaigns for the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Navy ROTC at the University of Washington, 1931-35; pilot training at Sand Point, Pensacola, and Quantico, 1935-38; assignment to amphibian squadron on Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1938-40, and his minor role in the "destroyers-for-bases" deal with Great Britain, 1940; assignment as commander of VMF-224, 1942; description of the Grumman Wildcat fighter plane; assignment to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942; episodes involving aerial combat against the Japanese; aerial combat tactics; living conditions at Henderson Field; shot down for the first time on September 12, 1942; shot down for a second time on October 2, 1942; personnel problems with dysentery and malaria; reassignment to COMAIRPAC, November, 1943; Command and Staff College, 1943; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for twenty-nine consecutive days of combat and eleven-and-one-half kills; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Oval Office; development of the 584 Radar for close-air support; Iwo Jima, …

Transcript of an interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Galer discusses his pre-war training at Pensacola and Quantico; assignment to Saint Thomas and reminiscences about the "destroyers-for bases" deal, 1940; experiences at Ewa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to Guadalcanal as commander of VMF-224, August 30, 1942-December 31, 1942; air combat around Guadalcanal; his receiving the Medal of Honor; reassignment to the States for war bond drives; experiences on Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, as commander of a 584 Radar Team; and assignment to the Philippines and Okinawa, 1945.

Letter from Vicki Bull to Charlyne Creger discussing travel arrangements prepared for her upcoming project with the Citizen Ambassador Program and contact information for inquiries or changes needed.

Delegate name tag from the 1990 Women Airforce Service Pilots Conference with the name, "Charlyne Creger, 44-10" handwritten on it. The tag features and illustration of the WASP diamond wings insignia.

Photograph of a group of five people posing together outside in a courtyard. The three woman stand in the center and the two men are standing to the left and right. The man on the far left is looking at the others while holding a newspaper. On the back of the photo is written, "1990 1990", "Seattle WA", "WASP Reunion", "Joe Haydu, Jewel Estes, Bea Haydu, Joy & Marvin Krieger".

Photograph of a group of five people posing together outside in a courtyard. The three woman stand in the center and the two men are standing to the left and right. The man on the far left is looking at the others while holding a newspaper. On the back of the photo is written, "Joe Haydu, Jewel Estes, Bea Haydu, Joy Krieger, Marvin Krieger", "Seattle, WA", "W.A.S.P Convention", "1990".

Photograph of a group of five people posing together outside in a courtyard. The three woman stand in the center and the two men are standing to the left and right. The man on the far left is looking at the others while holding a newspaper. The people were identified in another photo as Joe Haydu, Jewel Estes, Bea Haydu, Joy Krieger, and Marvin Krieger.

Photograph of a group of five people posing together outside in a courtyard. The three woman stand in the center and the two men are standing to the left and right. The man on the far left is looking at the others while holding a newspaper. Written on the back of the photo is, "1990", "Seattle WA", "WASP Reunion". The people were identified in another photo as Joe Haydu, Jewel Estes, Bea Haydu, Joy Krieger, and Marvin Krieger.

Photograph of a group of five people posing together outside in a courtyard. The three woman stand in the center and the two men are standing to the left and right. The man on the far left is looking at the others while holding a newspaper. Written on the back of the photo is, "1990", "WASP Reunion", "Seattle WA". The people were identified in another photo as Joe Haydu, Jewel Estes, Bea Haydu, Joy Krieger, and Marvin Krieger.