Collection Timeline

1941 to 2013

1941
One standard issue WWII dog tag.
Graduation photograph of Mark Calnon from the University of Idaho

1942
Scan of War Ration Stamps from WWII.

1943
Scan of telegram informing Mark's family he was missing.
Military Portrait of Mark Calnon
Scan of telegram informing Mark's family he was taken as POW
Photograph of Calnon in pilot suit outside training plane.
Standard photograph of pilot/Calnon.
Photograph of Calnon receiving officer pistol training.
Blue hat detailing the bomber group of calnon. 384th.
Poster Replica of Stalag Luft III. Produced by Coors.
Air Force Bomber Pilot insignia clothing patch
Metal Air Force Wing. Bomber?
Scan of letter from US Senate to Mark Calnon's mother.
Scan of commendation letter to Mark Calnon from War Dept
Showing signature of Mark Calnon, saved life by parachute.
Calnon POW Dog Tag, Stalag Luft III.

1944
Scan of red cross membership card during WWII HAS.

1945
Scan of telegram informing Mark's family he returned to duty.
Scan of telegram informing Mark's family he was in USA.
USAF medal awarded to Calnon for being a POW.

1980
Photograph of the exterior of exhibition B20
Photograph of the exterior of exhibition B21
Photographs of pilots controls in exhibition B17
Photograph of empty bomb bay in a exhibition B17
Photograph of B17 Gun Seat in exhibition B17
Photograph of Calnon's Bomber Group years after the war.
Photograph of the interior of B17
Photograph of B17 Machine gun
Photograph of the exterior of exhibition B17
Photograph of the exterior of exhibition B19
Photograph of Calnon's B17 crew during WWII.
Photographs of pilots controls in exhibition B17
Photographs of pilots controls in exhibition B17
Photograph of the radio room in exhibition B17
Photograph of the interior of exhibition B17
Photograph of Calnon Jr. outside exhibition B17
Photograph of the exterior of Memphis Belle B17
Photograph of ext, B17 Nine-O-Nine
Photograph of the exterior of exhibition B18
Photograph of B17 cockpit from exhibition B17

1989
Document explaining the window dedicated to the 384th.

1992
Letter to surviving crew with reports.
Scan of map of tours that Calnon flew during the war.

1993
Coin minted by the United States Mint for POWs remembrance. Legal tender.
Small marble stone w/ metal plaque memorializing POWs.

1995
Mark Calnon's memoir being a POW in WWII.
Map of Stalag Luft III with notes of being a prisoner.

2013
Photograph of Calnon on his 95th birthday
An interview with Mark Calnon regarding his personal history as a WWII pilot and Prisoner of War