John H. Linton Papers

1939-1995, 2007
Manuscript Collection #1097
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Creator(s)
Linton, John H.
Physical description
0.75 Cubic Feet, 1 document case and 1 half document case
Preferred Citation
John H. Linton Papers (#1097), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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Papers (1939-1995, 2007) including McDaniel family and Harvey family genealogical research; and U.S. Air Force Flying Status Files and related files (1942-1980), recording Linton's military career. These files document his career including the U. S. Military Academy Class of 1942, his pilot training and World War II service in the 5th Air Force in the Pacific, and his postwar service in Germany with the 12th Air Force, and the 601st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron and 526th Tactical Control Group. Also documented are his service in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, his continuing education courses, and his retirement.

Biographical/historical information

Lt. Col. John Harvey Linton graduated from Kinston High School and then went to the United States Military Academy West Point. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a fighter pilot. After the war he became an engineer for the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in their military contracts division. Lt. Col. Linton earned a Masters in Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He was married to Nan and had two daughters, Laura and Lydia, and a son, John H. Linton, Jr.

Scope and arrangement

The bulk of this collection are records and orders from the United States Air Force and Army Air Corps. The dates of these records range from 1939-1995. There are two folders that contain genealogical data of the McDaniel and Harvey Family.

Administrative information
Custodial History

February 14, 2007, 461 items, 0.50 cubic feet; Papers (1942-1963, 2007) including McDaniel family and Harvey family genealogical research; U. S. Air Force Flying Status Files, 1942-1963; Individual flight Record Files, 1942-1961; and Orders & Special Orders files, 1942-1954, recording Linton military career from the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, NY (Class of 1942), his pilot training, and World War II service in with the 5th Air Force, 5th Command, 86th Wing, 326th Fighter and 58th Fighter Groups, in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippine Islands, 1943-1945; and his postwar overseas service with the 12th Air Force, 86th Fighter Bomber Squadron, at Neubiberg, Landstuhl and Wiesbaden, Germany, 1953-1954; and the 601st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron and with the 526th Tactical Control Group, at Kaiserlautern, Germany, 1952-1954. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Lt. Col. John H. Linton.

May 23, 2007, (addition 1) 0.012 cubic feet; Pilot Log Book No. 1 (6/3-12/9/1942) of Cadet John H. Linton, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, recording his training flights in various aircraft, including the Fairchild PT 19-A, the North American BT-14 and the North American AT-6, between Coleman, Texas, Randolph Field, Texas, Foster Field, Texas, and Stuart Field, New York. Donor: Lt. Col. John H. Linton

October 14, 2024, (unprocessed addition 2), 0.25 cubic feet; Papers (1939-1995) including correspondence, orders, manuals, and financial records pertaining to John H. Linton's appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, his service in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Air Force Reserve, his continuing education courses, and his retirement. Gift of Lydia Pontius, daughter of John H. Linton.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Lt. Col. John H. Linton

Gift of Lydia Pontius

Processing information

Encoded by Lindsay Flood, April 3, 2008

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, August 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Personal Names
Linton, John H.
Family Names
Harvey family
McDaniel family
Corporate Names
United States. Air Force--Officers
Topical
Flight training--United States
Logbooks--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Descendants of Fuurnifold Green McDaniel (ca. 2007) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 15 p. Note: Genealogy of McDanial family
Box 1 Folder b Descendants of Mathias Harvey (ca. 2007) Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 19 p. Note: Genealogy of Harvey family
Box 1 Folder c U.S. Air Force Flying Status File (1942-1963) 17 items. 24 p. Note: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1942; Army Air Forces (AAF) Gulf Coast Training Center, Randolph Field, TX, 1942; 3010th AAF Base Unit, Chandler, AZ, 1947; 601st Aircraft Control Group, 1953; Mitchell AFB, 1955; 4603d Air Base Group, Stewart AFB, New York, 1960;
Box 1 Folder d U.S. Air Force Pilot Individual Flight Record Sheets #118-124 (1960-1961) 6 items. 14 p. Notes: ADC, 4603 AB Group, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, NY, 1960-1961
Box 1 Folder e U.S. Air Force Individual Flight Record (Pilot) Sheets #74-117 (1953-1956) 43 items. 43 p. Notes: 12th AF, 7100 HQ Support Wing, 7150th AB Group, 7150 Operations Squadron, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1953; 60th T. C. Wiong, 60th AB Group, HQ Squadron, Rhein/Main, Germany, 1953; 12th AF, 10th AB Group, Spandgahlem AM, Germany, 1954; 7030 the HQ Support Group, Famstein AB, Germany, 1954; ADC, HQ, EADF, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, NY, 1954-1956
Box 1 Folder f U.S. Air Force Individual Flight Record (Pilot) Sheets #1-73 (1945-1954) 73 items. 75 p. Notes: 110th AAF Base Unit, Mitchel Field, NY, 1945; Mitchel Field, 100th AAF Base Unit, NY, 1945-1947; 3010th Base Unit, Williams Field, AZ, 1946-1947; 308th AAF Base Unit, Tyndall Field, FL, 1947; HQ 52nd ABGp, Mitchel Air Force Base, NY, 1948; 58th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Otis, AFB, Falmouth, MA, 1950; 3832 Operations Squadron, 3625 AB Group, Tyndall AFT, FL, 1950; 3087 Air Base Group, 6530 AB Group, Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY, 1950-2952; 33 ABG Group, Otis AFB, Falmouth, MA, 1952; 12th AF, 86th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Neubiberg, AB, Landstuhl AB, Germany, 1952; 7150th AB Group, Wiesbaden AB, Germany, 1952-1953
Box 1 Folder g U.S. Army Air Corps Individual Flight Record (1942-1945) 35 items. 41 p. Notes: Foster Field, TX, 1942-1943; Craig Army Air Field, AL, 1943; 326th Fighter Group, Westiver Field, MA, 1943; 58th Fighter Group, Green Field, Providence, RI, 1943; Bedford AFB, MA, 1943; Suffolk AFB, Westhampton, NY, 1943; Australia, New Guinea, 1943-1944; Philippines, 1944-1945; 60th AAF Base Unit, Bolling Field, DC, 1945; 1010 AAF Base Unit Squadron H, Atlantic City, NJ, 1945; Mitchell Field, 100th AAF Base Unit, NY, 1945
Box 1 Folder h Orders Headquarters 526th Tactical Control Group, Kaiserlautern [Germany] (Feb. - Sept. 1954) 38 items. 38 p
Box 1 Folder i Orders Headquarters 601st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (1952-1954) 60 items. 60 p
Box 1 Folder j Personal 201 - File Special Orders (1952) 33 items. 33 p
Box 1 Folder k Personal 201 - File Special Orders (1951) 49 items. 102 p
Box 1 Folder m Personal 201 - File Special Orders (1942-1947) 65 items. 87 p
Box 1 Folder n Pilot Log Book No. 1 (6/3-12/9/1942) of Cadet John H. Linton, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, recording his training flights in various aircraft, including the Fairchild PT 19-A, the North American BT-14 and the North American AT-6, between Coleman, Texas, Randolph Field, Texas, Foster Field, Texas, and Stuart Field, New York
Box 2 Folder a Correspondence, 1939-1954
Box 2 Folder b Correspondence, 1958-1964
Box 2 Folder c Correspondence, 1965-1995
Box 2 Folder d Special Orders, 1942-1949
Box 2 Folder e Special Orders, 1950-1956
Box 2 Folder f Air Force Reserve orders and correspondence, October 1956-1980