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Box 120

 Container

Contains 50 Results:

Military Records, 1946 - 2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4
Scope and Contents This series contains Neil Armstrong's United States Navy Officer Service Record, and includes everything from his "Orders; chargeable against appropriation 'Officer Candidate Training', April 18, 1949" through "Certificate, Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America, United States Navy, October 21, 1960." Located in folder 5 are photocopies of Armstrong’s [CNATRA] (Chief of Naval Air Training) - Aviation Training Summaries and Evaluations,...
Dates: 1946 - 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers

Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence, 1947 - 2009

 Sub-Series — Box: 120
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: 1947 - 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records

Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence, 1947 - 1955

 File — Box: 120, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: 1947 - 1955
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence

Appointment, by The President of the United States of America; Neil Alden Armstrong to a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) , October 4, 1954

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: October 4, 1954
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Memo, To: Personnel Officer VF 724, September 28, 1955

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: September 28, 1955
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Duty For Training Order Involving Flying, February 1, 1955

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 1, 1955
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

First Endorsement, VF-724, November 20, 1954

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: November 20, 1954
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Third Endorsement on LTJG Neil A. Armstrong, USNR-R, 505129/1315 letter of, December 29, 1953

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: December 29, 1953
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Bureau of Naval Personnel, Inactive Duty Training; Attachment to Pay Unit of the Naval Reserve, February 17, 1954

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 17, 1954
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Headquarters Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes, Illinois; Transfer of records of officers assigned to, or associated with drilling units of the aviation component, October 15, 1954

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: October 15, 1954
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Correspondence in regards to officer's service record jacket and officer's qualification card, February 19, 1954

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 19, 1954
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Appointment in Naval Reserve, January 25, 1952

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: January 25, 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Waiver of Premiums for Term Insurance, Fighter Squadron Fifty One, ℅ Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California, August 1, 1951

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: August 1, 1951
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

VF-51 Personnel History form, February 19, 1950

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 19, 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D.C., Applications For Retention as Permanent Officers, October 12, 1949

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: October 12, 1949
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Application for National Service Life Insurance, February 24, 1949

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 24, 1949
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Report of Pilot Time (two) , 1951 - 1952

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: 1951 - 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Student Training Record, February 27, 1949 - August 14, 1950

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: February 27, 1949 - August 14, 1950
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Naval Air Training Command Order No. 2-48; Service Record of Midshipmen, USN (Public Law 729, 79th Congress-Holloway Plan), January 16, 1948

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: January 16, 1948
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Citation, The Secretary of the Navy, 1951 - 1952

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 18
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 17
Scope and Contents

"The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the GOLD STAR in lieu of the Third Air Medal to Ensign Neil Alden Armstrong, United States Naval Reserve… during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 11 December 1951 to 25 February 1952."

Dates: 1951 - 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Permanent Citation awarding, GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF THE THIRD AIR MEDAL, January 8, 1953

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 19
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: January 8, 1953
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Citation, The Secretary of the Navy, 1951

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 20
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 19
Scope and Contents

"The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the GOLD STAR in lieu of the Second Air Medal to Ensign Neil Alden Armstrong, United States Naval Reserve…during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 11 October to 10 December 1951."”

Dates: 1951
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Permanent Citations awarding AIR MEDAL AND GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF THE SECOND AIR MEDAL, December 20, 1952

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 21
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: December 20, 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Citation: The Secretary of the Navy, Washington, 1951

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 22
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 21
Scope and Contents

"The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Air Medal to, Ensign Neil Alden Armstrong, United States Naval Reserve, during operations against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 21 August to 9 October 1951."

Dates: 1951
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence

Report of Separation From The Armed Forces Of The United States, U.S. Navy, Honorable Discharge, August 23, 1952

 Item — Box: 120, Folder: 1, Item: 23
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1, Item 22
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes material and [Navy] correspondence from Armstrong's former Navy colleagues and additional miscellaneous material. [Navy] - [VF-51]

Dates: August 23, 1952
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Neil A. Armstrong papers / Military Records / Various Navy papers, Certificates, Citations, and Correspondence / Various Navy Papers, Certificates, Citations, Correspondence