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OH 1501

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeYERGER, Robert E. (b. 1919)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1501
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences as a flying boat pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Decision to enlist in the Navy, May, 1942; basic flight training, Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1942; advanced flight training, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942; PBY flying boat training at Corpus Christi, 1942-43; his tenure as a flight instructor, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, 1943; assignment as a base personnel officer at Chase Field, 1943-45; flying PB2Y flying boats with cargo and personnel in the Pacific, 1945; activities on Majuro Island; his experience flying the Martin Mars flying boat; mustering out of the service, August, 1946.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description49 pp.
Terms of UseOpen