[Retirement Certificate] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Retirement Certificate]
  • Series Title Clifford Baird Collection

Creator

  • Author: United States. Air Force.
    Creator Type: Organization
  • Author: Coupland, L. T.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Colonel, USAF

Contributor

  • Donor: Baird, Clifford R.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1953-02-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Certificate of Retirement from the United States Air Force presented to Master Sergeant Clifford R. Baird.
  • Physical Description: [1] p. ; 20 x 27 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Air Force
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: certificates
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Air Force
  • Keyword: retirement
  • Named Person: Coupland, L. T.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Washington D.C.
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Text

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 2015.082.148
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1677267

Note

  • Display Note: Item text: "Certificate of Retirement from the Armed forces of the United States of America To all who shall see these presents, greeting This is to certify that Clifford R. Baird, AF 6377076 Master Sergeant, Gq Squadron, 314th Air Base Group having been under the promise of the Act of Congress approved 6 October 1945 after honorable service of 22 years and 6-16/30 months in the United States Air Force is awarded this testimonial as an acknowledgement of duty faithfully performed. Done at the City of Washington this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-seventh L. T. Coupland, Colonel, USAF - DD Form 363 AF, 1 Nov 51 Previous Editions of this form may be used."
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