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Manuscript Collections in the VMI Archives are made available for noncommercial educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

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Preferred Citation

Linford B. Bachtell collection, 1942-1968. MS 0457. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Linford Boone Bachtell was born in 1921 in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1943 and went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Air Force. Bachtell died in 1982 in Lexington.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of items dating from the United States Air Force career of Lieutenant Colonel Linford B. Bachtell. Included are flight records, log books, certificates, and military orders. The collection also includes snapshots and negatives that date from Bachtell's VMI cadetship.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Certificates
• Orders (military records)
• Photographs
• United States -- Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1943