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Colonel Bernt Balchen papers, 1906-2004
Biographical material, articles, correspondence and photographs of an aviation pioneer and artist. Balchen was born in Tveit, Norway, 1899. Trained in the Norwegian Army and later volunteered for Finland's White Army. A top athlete, Balchen was a member of Norway's Olympic boxing team and set records in cross-country skiing and bicycling. He joined the Royal Norwegian Naval Air Force, graduating in 1921. Assisted in Amundsen attempted flight across the North Pole in the dirigible "Norge." Richard E. Byrd asked Balchen to join him in the United States as a test pilot in 1927. In 1948, he began a serious study of water color painting techniques and achieved critical acclaim for his works. Awarded the Air Force distinguished Service Medal (1956) and a special Congressional Medal for Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-1930). Enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame. -
Carl Gustav Finstrom papers, 2002-2003
Finstrom worked as a research chemist before joining the US Army where he served for over thirty years, seventeen years in Europe and four years in Asia. Active member of the Society of Scandinavian Historians, the Swedish military history society called "Svenskt Miltärhistoriskt Bibliotek, the Swedish aviation history organization called "Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening,' the Eight Air Force Association, and the US-Japan Manjiro Society. He has taught courses on eight different subjects, to include "Scandinavia in the Second World War," "The Military Installations in the Hampton Roads," and "The Role of the Military Attaché in International Relations.
Includes: 1 pg biographical sketch; published article, "Our Secret War in Scandinavia: The Story of US-Swedish Military Cooperation in World War Two" (2002); "Polar Pilot Bernt Balchen expressed his sensitivity to the Arctic's beauty through watercolors," by C.V. Glines (2003)