Guide to the Allen and Lula Bell Larson Papers
Record Group 278
Date Span: 1942-1945
Extent: 9 items
Biographical Sketch: Allen H. Larson (Jan 7, 1919 - Oct 31, 1998, buried in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonowanda, NY) grew up in Buffalo, NY, and entered the US Army Air Corps during World War 2. He trained in advanced single fighter combat at Napier Field north of Dothan, Alabama and was a member of the 430th Single Engine Fighter Training Squadron. He worked at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in New York State.
Lula Belle Dupree (Dec 28, 1922-March 2, 2007, buried in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonowanda, NY) was a secretary at the USAAF base in Napier Field. She grew up on an Ashford, AL, farm.
They had one son, Allen Leo Larson (born Buffalo, NY, March 10, 1946, d. Winter Park, FL Sept 13, 2022. m. Linda Anger Larson)
Scope / Content: Two Napier Field souvenir books (one blue, one red possibly published later); two issues of the Napier Field camp newspaper The Booster; one photograph each of Lula Larson and Allen Larson; two military ID cards plus 1 ration card
Provenance: Linda Larson (daughter in law) was going through her deceased husband's papers and found these items. She mailed them to the Wiregrass Archives.
Preferred Citation: Allen and Lula Belle Larson Papers, RG 278. Wiregrass Archives, 好色先生TV--Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Access: Open
Date processed: December 2023
INVENTORY
File I.D. File Label
278-23-1205-001-001 Napier Field, AL souvenir book (blue)
278-23-1205-001-002 Napier Field, AL souvenir book (red)
278-23-1205-001-003 Napier Field camp newspaper The Booster, March 12, 1944
278-23-1205-001-004 Napier Field camp newspaper The Booster, April 15, 1944
278-23-1205-001-005 3.5 x 5 in photo, sepia tone, Allen H. Larson, 1943
278-23-1205-001-006 2.5 x 3.5 in photo, b & w, Lula Belle Dupree Larson, 1943
278-23-1205-001-007 Napier Field Identification pass, Allen Larson
278-23-1205-001-008 Non-Commissioned Officers Club i.d., Allen Larson
278-23-1205-001-009 Tobacco ration card, Oct 1945, Allen Larson
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