OH 1254 | Oral History

OH 1254

Molder. His experiences as a member of the 222nd Combat Crew Training School during World War II. B-17 bomber maintenance at Amarillo Army Airfield, 1942-43; advanced training in aircraft instruments, Chanute Field, Illinois, 1943; assignment as an instruments specialist to the 395th Bomb Group, Ephrata, Washington, 1943; permanent assignment to the 222nd Combat Crew Training School, Ardmore Army Airfield, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1943; promotion to crew chief of a B-17; daily routine as crew chief; mechanical characteristics of B-17s; WACs as B-17 maintenance personnel; news of his brother's death during the landings at Anzio, 1944; V-E Day and decision to reenlist for duty in the Army of Occupation in Germany, 1945.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 96 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview August 14, 1998

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