OH 1218 | Oral History

OH 1218

His experiences as a photographic laboratory technician in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Technical training at Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado, 1942; Air Force Photo-Intelligence School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1943; voluntary duty with the Flying Tigers, Kunming, China, 1943; flying "The Hump"; assignment to 14th Air Force Headquarters for photo-interpretation work; comments about General Claire Chennault; assignment as photo-intelligence officer for the 341st Medium Bomb Group, Yankai, China, 1944; aerial interdiction of Japanese railroad traffic in Indo-China; development of "glip"-bombing techniques to destroy railroad bridges; participation in bombing missions in a B-25; V-J Day and mustering out of the service.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 54 pp. plus documents (1 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) William J. Alexander
Date of Interview February 10, 1998

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