Sorenson, Boyd collection
Scope and Contents
Oversize Box 17:
State of Minn appointment of Boyd W. Sorenson as 1st Lieutenant, 1949.
Canadian Air Force appointment certificate for Boyd Sorenson, 1943.
Framed French Legion of Honor certificate.
Banker's box:
photo, No 4 ITS RCAF
Newspapers and clippings
Cigar box of assorted US and Canadian medals.
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, French Legion of Honor in boxes.
VHS- normany Medal, Congressman Mark Kennedy
VHS- Boyd Sorenson interview
1951, 135th INfantry Division roster
Duxford 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, England
Boyd's military records, multiple folders
Discharge papers
Legion of Honor info
Honor Flight
Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty certificate, Normandy
Letter of Appreciation, Replublic of Korea
78th Fighter Group correspondence
Honor of Memory certificate from Donald Trump
photos
photo book (2)
Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Log Book
framed portraits (3)
Artifacts filed in Collections Dept:
Wedding dress
A-11 flight trousers
M-1936 haversack
2 helmet liners
khaki crusher cap
service caps
Ike jacket, trousers, and shirt
service dress coat, shirts, trousers
Officer's overcoat
K2-A flight suit
ditty bag
misc.
Dates
- 1940-1980
- Event: Donated by Dan Mahoney on 21 July 2023. Accession 2023.075
Conditions Governing Use
MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Boyd Sorenson, USAAF, 78th Fighter Group, 83rd Fighter Squadron
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (One standard grey banker's box. Scrapbook (137) filed separately. Items in Oversize Box 17.)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Daniel Ewer, Archivist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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