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OH 1498

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Interview ID #OH 1498
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionGrain 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 Description44 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Military Posts

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Years