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WWII 1943 Discharge Lot DD-214 Max Shrike Biggs AFB Texas Air Force Records — photo 1 of 13

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About this piece

This lot of original U.S. Army and Air Force separation papers documents the named serviceman Max E. Shrike, with dates ranging from 1943 through 1966.

Includes:
• Army of the United States Honorable Discharge certificate, dated 1943, for Staff Sergeant Max E. Shrike
• DD Form 256AF Honorable Discharge from the United States Air Force, dated 29 November 1966
• DD Form 214 Report of Separation / Report of Transfer or Discharge
• Separation Qualification Record listing service at Biggs Air Force Base and Biggs Field, Texas; duties as Airplane Maintenance Technician / Crew Chief on B-26 light bombers; factory training on the J-35 Turbo Jet Engine at Allison Division, General Motors Corp., Indianapolis, and at Chanute AFB, Illinois; civilian education at Strasburg High School, Strasburg, Nebraska, with prior residence in Strasburg, Polk County, Nebraska
• Original Department of Defense "Official Records" separation-papers envelope
• Black and white group photograph of servicemen and instructors, captioned "J35 Turbo Jet Engine Class, 19 Nov '47 - 28 Nov '47, Allison Division - General Motors Corp," with an Allison Division / Gen. Mot. Corp. stamp on the reverse
• Additional related discharge and separation forms as shown

Condition: VG, with expected age toning, mailing folds, and light foxing consistent with age; some period docketing/handwritten notations present. Please review all photos closely, as they form part of the description.