To All Volunteers of the Aircraft Warning Service

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Letter from Air Corps Colonel Stewart Towle Jr.: Origformat: Other
Letter from Air Corps Colonel Stewart Towle Jr.

Origformat: Other

Name/Title

To All Volunteers of the Aircraft Warning Service

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2011.35.2

Scope and Content

Letter dated May 27, 1944 relating to the discontinuance of the Aircraft Warning Service in order to shift the war effort to an offensive battle overseas. Air Corps Colonel Stewart W. Towle, Jr. thanks the volunteers at the local aircraft warning centers for their dedicated service. This letter was found among Camden resident Harold Corthell's papers, who was a volunteer in the Camden's Aircraft Warning Service. The Aircraft Warning Service (AWS) was a civilian service of the United States Army Ground Observer Corps during World War II to keep watch for enemy planes entering American airspace. It became inactive on May 29, 1944.

Collection

Walsh History Center

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2011.35

Source or Donor

Mr. David Dickey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Air raid warning systems, Air warfare, War, War work

Search Terms

Aircraft Warning Service, Camden, Ground Observer Corps, Maine, World War II

Archive Details

Creator

Stimson, Henry L.

Date(s) of Creation

May 27, 1944

Archive Notes

Date(s): 16 May 1944 Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2011.35 Box

Shelf

Shelf 2

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 22, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Oct 11, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 11, 2011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Towle, Stewart W.

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: See CAHC 2006.110 for Harold Corthell's civil defense helmet. See WHC 2011.35 for letter from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson dated 16 May 1944 relating to disbanding of Aircraft Warning Service.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-10-11

Created By

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Create Date

October 11, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025