OH 1505 | Oral History

OH 1505

His experiences as a B-24 navigator in the European Theater during World War II. His education through college and graduation from Kansas State University, 1942; decision to enlist as an Aviation Cadet in the Army Air Forces, 1943; navigator training, San Marcos, Texas, 1943; bomber transition training, McCook, Nebraska, 1943; assignment to Pantanella Air Base, Italy, 1944; his description of various missions to Austria and Rumania, 1944; fighter escorts by the Tuskegee Airmen (332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force); raids against oil refineries and marshalling yards; enemy flak and fighter opposition; his return to the States after fifty-one missions, 1944; his crew’s pet dog; correspondence with his wife; postwar business career.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 66 pp
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview May 30, 2003

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