Collection Item of the Week – May 9, 2023 Instructions to Ground Observer Corps

During the Cold War the US Government continued a ground observers program started during World War II. The object of the corps was to provide more observers of the sky looking for possible enemy aircraft sneaking into United States Air Space. This booklet covers the instructions given to those volunteers including Stanley, Ruth and Ronald…
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Stanley & Ruth Harris – Civil Defense & Aircraft Ground Observers

During World War II, radar was just in its infancy. In order to provide defense against sneak air attacks by German or Japanese aircraft, the U.S. Government set up a network of Ground Observers throughout the United States. The Ground Observers were active through the end of World War II and then reactivated for a…
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