Interviewee | WEHRELL, William "Jake" (b. 1935) |
Military Service | U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; Air America Pilot |
Interview ID # | OH 2020 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | For the Air America Oral History Project. Marine Corps veteran and Air America pilot. Childhood and education in New Jersey and Central College; decision to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Korean War; experiences while stationed at El Toro, California, Japan, Cherry Point, NC, Parris Island, SC, and Beaufort, SC, and aboard an aircraft carrier; decision to join Air America; experiences while stationed in Taiwan, Bangkok, Saigon, and Phnom Penh; opinions on the Vietnam War and Air America’s role in it. |
Interviewer(s) | J. Michael Ferguson |
Physical Description | 74 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |