U.S. Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service Armband from Oviedo
Oviedo (Fla.)
Aircraft warning systems
United States. Army
Army
World War II, 1939-1945
United States Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service (AWS) armband used in Oviedo, Florida, during World War II. This armband was given to Kathryn Aulin (now Kathryn Aulin Bunch) in 1943 for observing aircraft during the war. Bunch was stationed at a tower across the street from the First Baptist Church of Oviedo, located at 45 West Broadway Street. The AWS was a civilian service of the Army's Ground Observer Corps used to watch for enemy aircraft entering American airspace. Volunteers were organized in May 1941 and the service remained active until May 29, 1944.
Original felt armband: Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch.
Bunch, Kathryn
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Oviedo, Florida
U.S. Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service Armband from Geneva
Aircraft warning systems
United States. Army
Army
United States Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service armband used during World War II. The Aircraft Warning Service (AWS) was a civilian service of the Army's Ground Observer Corps used to watch for enemy aircraft entering American airspace. Volunteers were organized in May 1941 and the service remained active until May 29, 1944.
Original 4 x 18 inch felt armband: <a href="http://www.usgennet.org/usa/fl/county/seminole/Geneva/museum.htm" target="_blank">Museum of Geneva History</a>, Geneva, Florida.
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Geneva, Florida