Cover, Pillow
- Object Name:
- Cover, Pillow
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.43
- Date:
- 1942-1944
- Description:
- Souvenir pillow cover. "U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES / ARMY AIR BASE, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA". Belonged to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. White rayon pillow cover, with gold border and fringe, and printed red design. Army Air Force wings and star in center, with a banner reading "U.S.ARMY AIR FORCES" at top. "ARMY AIR BASE, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA" at bottom. Border with five-pointed star in circle, and winged propellers, surrounds main design.
- Material:
- Textile
Rayon - Dimensions:
- H-17.8 W-17.8 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, Army
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