OH 1305 | Oral History

OH 1305

His experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Entry into the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; primary, basic, and advanced training, 1941-42; assignment to the 91st Bomb Group for B-17 training, 1942; characteristics of the B-17; stationing at Kimbolton, England, as assistant operations officer, September, 1942; transfer to Basingbourn, England, October, 1942; his first mission to the German submarine pens at Saint Nazaire, France; promotion to operations officer and lead pilot; development of American bomber tactics; comments about air crew integrity; mission to Oschersleben, Germany, January, 1944; raids to Schweinfurt and Berlin; operations on D-Day; return to the U.S., September, 1944.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 173 pp. plus documents (3 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview June 30, 1999

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