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OH 1000

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSALTER, Richard D. (b. 1917)
Military ServiceU.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 73rd Bomb Squadron

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1000
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences during internment in the Soviet Union, 1943-44, after the downing of his bomber by Japanese planes. Alaskan operations; internment by the Soviets and his treatment; postwar career in the Air Force.
Interviewer(s)Richard W. Byrd, John Daniels
Physical Description51 pp.
Terms of UseOpen