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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
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Oral History Interview with Loyd Jensen, October 6, 2005
Transcript of an oral interview with Loyd Jensen. After moving to Los Angeles from Kansas, Jensen was drafted into the Army in October, 1940. While serving in California, Jenses went to glider pilot school, but the program got cut. He ended up in flight school in Marfa, Texas, earned his wings and was commissioned an officer in January, 1944. He elected to fly B-25s and began training in them. With training complete, Jensen and his crew shipped to India. He flew 67 combat missions supporting the British 14th Army in Burma. Jensen also describes his living conditions and the various Indian servants he and his fellow servicemen employed. He also describes a typical mission briefing; the time he went on R&R; the food avaialble at his base; what the crews did for entertainment. When the war ended, Jensen rotated home and trined pilots before heading for occupation duty in Japan. He was there when the Korean War started. He also mentions being part of hte Military Advisory Group in Vietnam. His job was to advise the small South Vietnamese Air Forces and he flew guys to Hong Kong for R&R on occasion.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
Jensen, Loyd Eugene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Loyd Jensen, October 6, 2005
Transcript of an oral interview with Loyd Jensen. After moving to Los Angeles from Kansas, Jensen was drafted into the Army in October, 1940. While serving in California, Jenses went to glider pilot school, but the program got cut. He ended up in flight school in Marfa, Texas, earned his wings and was commissioned an officer in January, 1944. He elected to fly B-25s and began training in them. With training complete, Jensen and his crew shipped to India. He flew 67 combat missions supporting the British 14th Army in Burma. Jensen also describes his living conditions and the various Indian servants he and his fellow servicemen employed. He also describes a typical mission briefing; the time he went on R&R; the food avaialble at his base; what the crews did for entertainment. When the war ended, Jensen rotated home and trined pilots before heading for occupation duty in Japan. He was there when the Korean War started. He also mentions being part of hte Military Advisory Group in Vietnam. His job was to advise the small South Vietnamese Air Forces and he flew guys to Hong Kong for R&R on occasion.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
Jensen, Loyd Eugene
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005
Weekly newspaper published in Duncanville, Texas that includes local Cedar Hill, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
Gooch, Robin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sachse News (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Sachse, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
Fisher, Donnita Nesbit
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005
Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
White, Barbara
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DON-0036C - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation)
Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0036C - Scenario (Not Candidate Recommendation). Contains C5, C6, C7, and C8 data.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
DON-0037, DON-0037B, and DON-0037C - Scenarios (Not Candidate Recommendations)
Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: DON-0037, DON-0037B, and DON-0037C - Scenarios (Not Candidate Recommendations). Contains C5, C6, C7, and C8 data.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library