Box 6

This series documents the death of Lieutenant Alan Rea, who was a graduate of the Queens College AFROTC program. He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1957 while serving as a first lieutenant at the Soesterberg Royal Netherlands Air Force Base. The series also covers the efforts to get donations for a plaque in his honor, as well as the ultimately-successful attempt to get the ROTC building on the campus renamed for him. This series is arranged by date and media type.

This series documents the death of Lieutenant Alan Rea, who was a graduate of the Queens College AFROTC program. He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1957 while serving as a first lieutenant at the Soesterberg Royal Netherlands Air Force Base. The series also covers the efforts to get donations for a plaque in his honor, as well as the ultimately-successful attempt to get the ROTC building on the campus renamed for him. This series is arranged by date and media type.

This collection covers the division of the Air Force ROTC program which was at Queens College during the 1950s. It includes a variety of materials related to the program, including correspondence, publications, photographs, and extensive documentation of the death of Lieutenant Alan Rea, a graduate of the program, and subsequent renaming of the ROTC building in his honor.