Grand opening of the 359th Air Service Group Officers Club, Tinian
Gift of Donald Schlenger
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Photograph. Six officers talking to one another at the grand opening of the 359th Air Service Group Officers Club. Most are holding cups. Personal caption on reverse: "Opening night 359th Officer's Club. From left to right: Maj Muller, Maj Rotlerocs, Maj Geoffrey, Lt. Col. Macombes, Lt. Col. Watson and Col. [Illegible]." Tinian. No date
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1944
1945
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Items from the service of Donald S. Schlenger, who was an officer in the 570th Air Engineering Squadron, 359th Air Service Group, 20th Air Force in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Schlenger was born on 9 May 1921 in New Jersey and is the son of R&S Auto cofounder, Herman Schlenger and his wife, Ruth. He grew up in South Orange and left to attend the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Months before his graduation in 1943, Schlenger enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces. In 1944, he was sent to Harvard Army Airfield in Nebraska before being shipped off to Tinian. While on Tinian, Schlenger led a crew of enlisted personnel who repaired and maintained the central fire control systems on B-29 Bombers. He remained on Tinian until the end of 1945. Upon returning to the United States, Schlenger moved back to New Jersey and ran R&S Auto during the 1960s. Schlenger moved out of New Jersey and is currently enjoying retirement. The collection consists of over 70 photographs of Schlenger's time in the service as well as newspaper and periodical clippings.
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Tinian
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