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OH 1218

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKLINE, Frederick H. (b. 1918)
Military ServiceU.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1218
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis 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.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description54 pp. plus documents (1 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen