Tennessee Virtual Archive

A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter in flight
Military vehicles; Aircraft; Helicopters
A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter in the air over Vietnam. Photograph taken from another helicopter in flight.
Chistopher D. Ammons

Air View of Gatlinburg, Tennessee at the Entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg (Tenn.); Streets; Buildings; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Aerial photographs; National parks and reserves
Aerial view of Gatlinburg, Tennessee showing streets, vehicles and buildings at entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Tennessee Postcard Collection

Air View of the Downtown Section of Clarksville, Tennessee
Business districts; Churches; Aerial views
Downtown aerial view of Clarksville, Tennessee showing rooftops of buildings, including churches and businesses. The streets are shown with cars travelling on a beautiful sunlit day with plenty of foliage visible.
Tennessee Postcard Collection

Ammons's letter describing a deadly air assault
Three-page letter written from Dong Tam, final headquarters base camp of the 9th Infantry Division. Ammons describes an air assault in which the platoon was pinned down in knee-deep water under heavy fire by the Viet-Cong. He writes, "The leeches...
Chistopher D. Ammons

Autographs
Autographs
This page of Mitchener's diary is filled with autographs of his fellow prisoners of war. He has listed rooms 6, 5, & 13.
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

Autographs, continued
Autographs
This page of Mitchener's diary is filled with autographs of his fellow prisoners of war. He has listed rooms 11, 12, & 7 and rooms 8, 14, & 15.
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

Brass
Military officers
This page features a list of signatures from the "Brass," the POWs who were military officers at Stalag Luft III along with Mitchener. The previous page includes autographs of the other men who were in the POW camp.
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

British sending American propaganda to the German soldiers via small balloons
Military vehicles; Trucks; Balloons; Propaganda; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Helmets; Campaigns & battles; War; Balloon ascensions; Communication devices; War allies; World War, 1914-1918
Image features British troops in a field gathered around military trucks containing tanks of inflating gas. American propaganda materials are being suspended from small air balloons that will convey them to German soldiers. In the photo, one...
Tennessee in World War I

Captain Guynemer in "Old Charles"
Air operations; Airplanes; Air warfare; Fighter pilots; Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917; World War, 1914-1918
Captain Georges Marie Ludovic Guynemer sitting in his airplane named the "Vieux Charles."
Tennessee in World War I

Clemenceau visiting French aviation camp near front
Prime ministers; Airplanes; Air bases; World War, 1914-1918; Military camps; Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929
Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau visiting with French officers at an aviation camp near the front. Photograph shows an airplane in the background.
Tennessee in World War I

Comrade to Freedom
Poetry; Barbed wire; Hands; Ball & chain
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows a short poem called "Comrade to Freedom." The poem observes that men who have never been in bondage do not truly understand the joys of freedom.
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

Fighter Pilot
Poetry
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows a poem written by an African American POW, Hitchcock. Mitchener uses the word "colored" to describe him. The poem is called "Fighter Pilot" and is about the role and importance of fighter...
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

Fighter Pilot, continued
Poetry; Barbed wire
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows the continuation from the previous page of a poem written by an African American POW, Hitchcock. Mitchener uses the word "colored" to describe him. The poem is called "Fighter Pilot" and is...
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

Formation photograph of 7th Regiment Maneuver participants
Military officers; Military maneuvers; Trees; Meadows; Forests; Military training
Members of the 7th Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard pose in formation during maneuvers.
Tennessee State Guard

General Dickinson Inspects Air Center Examinations
Military officers; Militias; Military training; Testing; Military inspections; Cadets
General and Mrs. Jacob MacGavock Dickinson inspecting the Nashville Army Air Center. They are inspecting charts located in the Psychological Research Unit. Several cadets are seated in the foreground.
Tennessee State Guard

General Dickinson presenting Maneuver Award cup
Military officers; Military maneuvers; Awards
General J.M. Dickinson presenting the Maneuver Award cup to Captain Sam Bone for best drilled platoon in the Seventh Regiment competetive drill.
Tennessee State Guard

German anti air craft gun
World War, 1914-1918; Antiaircraft guns; Artillery (Weaponry); Firearms; Machine guns; Arms & armament
A German soldier is shown in a field at his sunken station aiming his antiaircraft gun skyward. The shadow of the war photograph appears in the image. A two-wheeled cart is in the background of the shot.
Tennessee in World War I

Group photograph of State Guard participants in 7th Regiment maneuvers
Militias; Military officers; Military maneuvers; Military training
Members of the 7th Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard are assembled for a group photograph.
Tennessee State Guard

Hardy A. Mitchener POW Identification Card
Men; Identification photographs
This card, written in German, includes the information obtained about Prisoner of War Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. when he was captured by the Germans during World War II. It includes his name, rank, identity disk (Erkennungsmarke), service number,...
Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal

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