Suitcase
- Object Name:
- Suitcase
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.01
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Flight bag, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II. Used by Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Cotton canvas bag (U.S. Army B-4 style). Black stencilled lettering on both sides, with name, rank, and serial number. Single large interior area, divided by large canvas flap. Flap is attached to the bag at one end, and can be snapped onto the other. Large exterior pouch on either side of bag. Zippers close all pouches.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-19.5 W-26.5 D-6.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
- People:
- Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air forces
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