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C. Walder Parke "short snorter" German banknote
No full text"Short snorter" with four of C. Walder Parke's fellow crew members' signatures on one side. These particular airmen were all on board the B-17 named "Mission Mistress" that was shot down over France. They are, from top to bottom: Raymond J. Graves Jr., Vernon R. Kreger, Allen E. Silva, and Raymond E. Cabel. The tradition of military flight crews collecting signatures of their members on paper currency dates to the 1920's. The documents acquired their name due to a playful understanding between signers that if one man was not able to readily show another a signed bill with his signature on it from a previous flight, he owed him a dollar or a drink. Drinks were referred to as "short snorts" because airmen were limited to small amounts of alcohol, and the objects themselves soon took on the same name. This "short snorter" is written on a German "Rentenmark" banknote. The Rentenmark was a unit of currency introduced during the period of German hyperinflation after WWI. Although it was replaced by the Reichsmark by WWII, it was still regarded as a legally accepted banknote. How Parke obtained German currency is unknown. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
Roman R. Pajakowski name card
No full textName card for Roman R. Pajakowski. Pajakowski served in the Army Air Corps, and became a prisoner of war in Germany during WWII. He was later returned to the United States. His connection to C. Walder Parke is unknown. The handwritten name and address on the front may refer to Floyd W. Prilliman, a bombardier who was also stationed at Hondo, Texas during the same year as Parke. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72
Petroleum Well Location Map of Parke County, Indiana Showing Well Status, Total Depth of Wells, and Petroleum Field Boundaries
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Petroleum Well Location Map of Parke County, Indiana Showing Well Status, Total Depth of Wells, Petroleum Field Boundaries, and Petroleum Pipelines
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Dr. Parke R. Kolbe (SI_B18_916_0001)
No full textDr. Parke R. Kolbe (left), class of 1901, Dr. Charles Bulger (middle), class of 1908, and President H. E. Simmons (right), class of 1908, meet in the president's office for a chat when Dr. Kolbe returned to Akron for homecoming in 1941. Caption underneath photo
Painting of Parke R. Kolbe
No full textOne black and white photographic print mounted to card of a painting by Rolf Stoil of Dr. Parke R. Kolbe, Professor of German Languages and Literature and President of The Municipal University of Akron (now The University of Akron) in Akron, Ohio from 1913 to 1925
23rd Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers
No full text"23rd Aust. Field Coy. R.A.E. Darwin December, 1941 - July, 1943 W. Deaman
G. Jardine
J. Bone
L. Smith
N. Parke
G. Zerner
R. Byers
G. Cahill".23rd Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers.
Darwin December, 1941 - July, 1943. W. Deaman
G. Jardine
J. Bone
L. Smith
N. Parke
G. Zerner
R. Byers
G. CahillDate:199
Parke R. Kolbe Hall (B-736c)
No full textOne black and white photographic print of Parke R. Kolbe Hall at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The building opened in 1955 and was named for the first president of The Municipal University of Akron. It housed the classrooms and office of the Buchtel College of Libral Arts, the University Theater, the speech and hearing clinic, biological laboratories, and the radio and television studios
Parke R. Kolbe Hall (B-736b)
No full textOne color halftone photomechanical print on postcard of Parke R. Kolbe Hall at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The building opened in 1955 and was named for the first president of The Municipal University of Akron. It housed the classrooms and offices of the Buchtel College of Libral Arts, the University Theater, the speech and hearing clinic, biological laboratories, and the radio and television studios
Parke R. Kolbe Hall (B-736d)
No full textOne black and white halftone photomechanical print on paper mounted to card stock of Parke R. Kolbe Hall at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The building opened in 1955 and was named for the first president of The Municipal University of Akron. It housed the classrooms and office of the Buchtel College of Libral Arts, the University Theater, the speech and hearing clinic, biological laboratories, and the radio and television studios. The image was probably clipped from a magazine
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