Interviewee | FLEMING, Donald (b. 1920) |
Professions | Grain elevator operator |
Military Service | U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 781st Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force |
Interview ID # | OH 1498 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Grain elevator operator. A personal diary of his experiences as a B-24 navigator in the European Theater during World War II. Preparations at McCook, Nebraska, for overseas duty, February, 1944; description of flight overseas to Pantanella, Italy, April, 1944; missions to Wiener Neustadt, Toulon, Vienna, Budapest, Munich, Friedrichshafen, Ploesti, Krakow (all in 1944-45); enemy flak and fighter opposition; American fighter escorts. |
Interviewer(s) | Ronald Marcello |
Physical Description | 44 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |