Interviewee | JOHNSEN, Kenneth G. (b. 1920) |
Military Service | U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 426th Air Force Band |
Interview ID # | OH 1372 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, 1940; acceptance in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; his resignation from the Aviation Cadet Program during basic flight training as the result of the death of a close friend in a plane crash; assignment to the 426th Air Force band, Waco, Texas, 1943; stateside band activities, 1943-45; transfer to India and entertainment of troops, 1945. |
Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
Physical Description | 21 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |