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Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force. Samuelson describes some of the air raids he took part in over targets in Frankfurt, Germany. He completed 35 missions in April and was shipped home on a Liberty ship. When the war ended in the Pacific, Samuelson was discharged.
Date: May 3, 2009
Creator: Samuelson, Daniel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force. Samuelson describes some of the air raids he took part in over targets in Frankfurt, Germany. He completed 35 missions in April and was shipped home on a Liberty ship. When the war ended in the Pacific, Samuelson was discharged.
Date: May 3, 2009
Creator: Samuelson, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 213, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 213, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 2009
Creator: Rodriguez, Tatiana
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History