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Oral History Interview with Homer Lorel Haile, September 22, 1996
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Interview with Homer L. Haile, an Army Air Corps veteran (489th Squadron, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a crew member of a B-24 in the European Theater during World War II. Stateside training, raid to Kiel, Germany; raid to Oschersleben, Germany; other raids.
Date:
September 22, 1996
Creator:
Williams, Marian Haile & Haile, Homer Lorel
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harry Strawn, August 16, 1997
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Transcript of an interview with Harry C. Strawn, Army Air Forces veteran (31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force; and 413th Fighter Group, 14th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Appendix includes the introduction to "In a now forgotten sky: the 31st fighter group in WW2" by Dennis C. Kucera.
Date:
August 16, 1997
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Strawn, Harry C., 1918-
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John H. Byrd, January 24, 1996
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Interview with John Byrd, an Army Air Corps veteran (457th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a radio operator in the 8th Air Force in England during World War II.
Date:
January 24, 1996
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Byrd, John Howard
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, May 21, 1999
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Interview with Thomas A. Chipman, who is a World War II veteran and restaurant business owner from Hill City, Kansas. In the interview, Chipman discusses his experiences as a medic and driver in the European Theatre during the war. He describes what basic training and his induction into the Army was like, and also talks a little bit about when he was sent to the Pennsylvania Military College to earn a degree in engineering. Chipman recollects when his battalion was transported to England and France in order to fight in several battles that included the Battle of the Bulge. He describes what it was like to stay in Europe, and includes details such as the attitudes toward battlefield carnage, the evacuation and transport of the dead and wounded, the capture of German prisoners-of-war, and civilian refugees. Chipman reminisces of the German surrender and his return to the United States, where he started a restaurant business career.
Date:
May 21, 1999
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Chipman, Thomas A.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George B. Andrews, March 5, 1999
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Transcript of an interview withGeorge B. Andrews, Army Air Forces veteran (526th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes thirty-six pages of recollections from the interviewee.
Date:
March 5, 1999
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Andrews, George B.
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The UNT Digital Library