Hero of the Soviet Union Air Lieutenant General Mikhail Machin (Retired), a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, and his wife. From September 1939 through May 1944, he headed a military mission of the Red Army's Air Force in Alaska, the United States. General Machin helped organize and implement US aircraft shipments under the Lend Lease Act.10.01.1989#6677906
Fairbanks, Alaska. The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Brigadier General Dale Gaffney, Commanding Officer, Ladd Field Air Force Base where US aircraft were officially handed over to Soviet representatives under the Lend Lease Act.01.10.1942#6677892
