User:Rgoms/Sandbox/Air Ferry Squadron of World War II

United States U.S. Military  World War II  Air Ferry Squadrons From a military field, the largest being Floyd Bennett Field in New York, ferry pilots flew to the aircraft factories in transport planes, picked up the newly-built planes, and flew them back to the Field. After the aircraft were tested, accepted and commissioned, ferry pilots delivered the majority of these newly-built aircraft to the West Coast. The main transcontinental ferry routes were laid out so that there would be airports or airfields where the planes could stop; these fields included ferry service units that specialized in providing ground support for the aircraft being ferried. The ferry pilots returned to the East Coast either on commercial flights or by flying battle-worn planes or new planes produced on the West Coast.

"The Ferry Command, and its accomplishments, brings us fair pride in the part we have played, and are continuing to play each day, in delivering, safely and expeditiously, the critical combat aircraft that the fleet needs to complete the utter destruction of our enemies in this war," John W. King, Captain, USN.

National WWII Memorial
The introduction to the memorial on the web site says, "The memory of America's World War II generation is preserved within the physical memorial and through the World War II Registry of Remembrances, an individual listing of Americans who contributed to the war effort. Any U.S. citizen who helped win the war, whether a veteran or someone on the home front, is eligible for the Registry." The memorial was dedicated 29 May 2004. Visit their website National WWII Memorial for more information.

The WWII Registry combines four databases of the names of Americans who are:


 * Buried in American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) overseas military cemeteries.
 * Memorialized on ABMC Tablets of the Missing.
 * Listed on official War and Navy Department Killed in Service rosters now held by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
 * Honored by public enrollment in the Registry of Remembrances.

Research Tools
WWII American Cemetery, Madingley, Cambridgeshire: 3 miles west of Cambridge and donated by the University of Cambridge. This is the only American WWII burial ground in England. There are 3,800 white crosses and an additional wall with 5,000 names to pay tribute to the American servicemen and women who died in this war. You can read more about this on the website.

Websites

 * U. S. National Park Service. Floyd Bennett Field Aircraft Delivery Unit and Naval Air Ferry Command Deliver the Planes in World War II.''
 * U. S. National Park Service. Floyd Bennett Field:Naval Aviation's Home in Brooklyn
 * Naval Air Ferry Command 1943-1945 Squadrons VRF-1, VRF-2, VRF-3, VRF-4, under command of NATS, Naval Air Transport Service.
 * Naval Air Ferry Command, WAVES Stories Remembrances of Navy WAVES of Floyd Bennett Field.
 * Styles, Ruth for MailOnline. The female Top Guns of World War II: Inside the RAF squadron Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary employed 168 female pilots during the Second World War. DailyMail.com Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
 * Felhofer, Mark W., PO1 USN, Retired. Naval Air Transport Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation.
 * Craven, W. F. and Cate, J. L., Ed. The Army Air Forces In World War II, VI Men and Planes Chapter 11, The AAF's Logistical Organization.


 * United States Army Military History Institute
 * World War II Links and Resources
 * Experiencing War: Stories from the Veteran's History Project
 * Dad's War: Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story Use the information at this site to make sure a record of your own military service is preserved.
 * Stories of the Survivors of the ship USS Henry Mallory This ship was part of the one of the largest convoy battles of WWII.
 * Maps of World War II arranges WWII maps by place and date.
 * World War II Maps Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
 * World War II Toolbox contains a list of repositories, online books, and records resources for all branches of the military.
 * Were You Or Your Relatives Exposed To Mustard Gas? Search Database NPR has compiled the first public database of American veterans who were secretly exposed to mustard gas in military experiments conducted during World War II.

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Sources for Further Reading

 * Ancell, R. Manning, with Christine Miller. The Biographical Dictionary of World War II Generals and Flag Officers: The U.S. Armed Forces. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. (FHL book 973 D36anc.)
 * DeWhitt, Benjamin L. “World War II Ship’s Logs.” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 24 (Winter 1992): 400–4. (FHL book 973 B2p.)
 * Gray, Paul D. “The Human Record of Conflict: Individual Military Service and Medical Records.” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 23 (Fall 1991): 307–13. (FHL book 973 B2p.)
 * National Archives. World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946. Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created 1942 - 1947, documenting the period 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946.
 * Heaps, Jennifer Davis. “World War II Prisoner-of-War Records." Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 23. (Fall 1991): 323–8. (FHL book 973 B2p.)
 * Holik, Jennifer. "Stories from the Battlefield: A Beginning Guide to World War II Research." Woodridge, IL: Generations, 2014.
 * Mix, Ann Bennett. Touchstones: A Guide to Records, Rights, and Resources for Families of American World War II Casualties.Bountiful, Utah: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1996. (FHL book 973 M27t.)
 * Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Pearl Harbor Survivors: 50th Anniversary. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Publishing, 1992. (FHL book 996.93 M2p.) This book contains biographical sketches of veterans and a list of association members.
 * RootsWeb Review, 21 February 2007, Vol. 10, No. 8. By Doris Demet, Article entitled "Locating Information about Your Veteran"