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Home > Libraries > Special Collections > Digital Collections > Digitized Manuscript Collections > 0455: Brigadier General Chuck Yeager Collection, 1923-1987

0455: Brigadier General Chuck Yeager Collection, 1923-1987

 
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  • Baby Mike

    Baby Mike

    Baby Mike, P-51 Mustang with pilot Lt. Col. Joseph E. Broadhead.

  • Blackpool Bat

    Blackpool Bat

    Lt. George and his P-51B "Blackpool Bat."

  • Chicago Gun Moll

    Chicago Gun Moll

    "Chicago Gun Moll" with pilot Robert D. Brown form the 357th and 362nd Fighter Groups.

  • Chuck Yeager Basketball Photo

    Chuck Yeager Basketball Photo

    Photograph of Chuck Yeager on his hometown of Hamlin's basketball team. Taken between 1937 and 1941.

  • Chuck Yeager in the River

    Chuck Yeager in the River

    From left to right: Cicero, Harold, Handrock, and Chuck standing in a creek or river.

  • Foy & Crew

    Foy & Crew

    Robert W. Foy and his crew in front of a fighter plane. Unspecified date and crew.

  • General Chuck Yeager General Motors Seat Belt PSA

    General Chuck Yeager General Motors Seat Belt PSA

    Chuck Yeager in a PSA from General Motors regarding wearing seat belts to protect yourself.

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim, P-51B of pilot James Browning who was in the 357th Fighter Group.

  • Gutierrez Photograph

    Gutierrez Photograph

    Photograph of Santiago R. Gutierrez, a pilot in the same squadrons that Yeager was in. Unspecified date.

  • Hurry Home Honey

    Hurry Home Honey

    Richard A. Peterson's "Hurry Home Honey" P-51 Mustang. Peterson was in the 357th Fighter Group.

  • Jones P.O.W. Photograph

    Jones P.O.W. Photograph

    Carter Lee Jones on a fighter. Became a prisoner of war in 1944.

  • Lincoln County High School Band Photo

    Lincoln County High School Band Photo

    Lincoln County High School Band Photo. Unspecified date, but taken between 1937 and 1941.

  • Lincoln County High School Band Photo

    Lincoln County High School Band Photo

    Lincoln County High School Band Photo, unknown date, but between 1937 and 1941.

  • Lincoln County High School Band Photo with Chuck's Home in Background

    Lincoln County High School Band Photo with Chuck's Home in Background

    Lincoln County High School Band photograph taken between 1937 and 1941. Description on back of photo indicates that Chuck's home is the "white two story house center background - near top."

  • Medal Presentation

    Medal Presentation

    Undated medal presentation with recipient names attached.

  • P-51 "Old Crew"

    P-51 "Old Crew"

    P-51 "Old Crew" from left to right: Otto Heino the Crew Chief, Bud "Andy" Anderson, and Leon Zimmerman the armorer.

  • Perron & Tiger Photo

    Perron & Tiger Photo

    Captain Davis T. Perron of the 357th Fighter Group sits in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang along with "Tiger" the dog. Unspecified date.

  • Photo of Early Childhood Home in Myra, West Virginia

    Photo of Early Childhood Home in Myra, West Virginia

    This photo is of Chuck's home in Myra, West Virginia when he was born. Born in 1923, his family lived here until he was five when they moved to Hamlin, West Virginia.

  • Photo of Major Craven and Major Dregne - World War Two

    Photo of Major Craven and Major Dregne - World War Two

    Undated photo of Major Craven and Major Dregne during World War Two. Irwin Dregne was a member of the 357th Fighter Group that Chuck Yeager was also a member of in World War Two.

  • Photo of "Michealy"

    Photo of "Michealy"

    Photo of Michealy, likely an individual in the 357th Fighter Group that Chuck Yeager was a member of in World War Two. Unspecified date.

  • Pilots of the 357th Fighter Group

    Pilots of the 357th Fighter Group

    Pilots of the 357th Fighter Group. From left to right: Bill Overstreet, Henry Kayser, Bud Anderson, Edward Simpson, and Ernie DeNigris.

  • "Rabbit" Photograph

    "Rabbit" Photograph

    Photograph of Captain Charles K. "Rabbit" Peters. A pilot in one of the fighter groups that Chuck was in. Unspecified date.

  • Receiving French A.F. Air Medal 1949

    Receiving French A.F. Air Medal 1949

    Yeager receiving an award in 1949.

  • Speedball Alice

    Speedball Alice

    Donald H. Bochkay's "Speedball Alice," P-51 Mustang. Bochkay was a member of the 357th Fighter Group. Bochkay is on the right.

  • The Bell X-1 Photos and Description Page

    The Bell X-1 Photos and Description Page

    Photos of the Bell X-1 with captions and a page describing the development of the plane and its goals.

 
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