[Lieutenant Ira C. Kepford] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Lieutenant Ira C. Kepford]
  • Series Title Loran F. Smith Collection
  • Series Title Documenting the War Collection

Creator

  • Photographer: Smith, Loran F.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: United States. Navy.
    Creator Type: Organization
    Creator Info: Official U.S. Navy Photograph

Contributor

  • Donor: Smith, Loran F.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1944-03-22

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Ira C. Kepford standing and leaning on the side of an airplane. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, vest, pants, a watch, flight cap and goggles. On the left is the open cockpit.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.

Subject

  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): twentieth century (dates CE)
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Navy.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet
  • Keyword: WWII
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Aviation - Airplanes
  • Keyword: pilots
  • Named Person: Kepford, Ira C.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States
  • Coverage Date: [1941..1945]
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1996_548_011_0011
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1662046

Note

  • Display Note: Printed on the reverse: "Navy's Top Ace, Lt. (jg) Ira C. (Ike) Kepford, of Muskegon, Michigan, former All-American blocking back from Northwestern University, who forsook dental college for naval aviation. Kepford, a 24-year-old pilot in the famous "Skull and Crossbones" squadron of land-based corsairs, has shot down 16 Jap planes, getting four "kills" in two different actions. CREDIT: Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Pacific Fleet. Photo by Loran F. Smith".
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