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OH 1107

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWHITSON, William D. (Bill) (b. 1920)
EmployersU.S. Army Air Force
Military ServiceU.S. Army Air Force WWII Veteran
Attachments8th Air Force, 365th & 305th Bomb Squadron
Notable infoDistinguished Service Cross Recipient

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1107
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman. His experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Flight training; flight from the U. S. to Grafton-Underwood, England; personal relationship with General Curtis LeMay; missions and German defenses; nineteenth mission and crash landing; twenty-fifth mission.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description95 pp.
Terms of UseOpen