Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmund Russell. Russell joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He was stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii, serving in the mess hall and with a fatigue unit, assisting with ditch digging, garbage hauling and other manual labor. Russell was in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later completed Navigator School and served as an A-26 Bombardier/Navigator in India and China, supporting Chinese nationalists. Russell returned to the US in late 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Russell, Edmund
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmund Russell. Russell joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He was stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii, serving in the mess hall and with a fatigue unit, assisting with ditch digging, garbage hauling and other manual labor. Russell was in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later completed Navigator School and served as an A-26 Bombardier/Navigator in India and China, supporting Chinese nationalists. Russell returned to the US in late 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Russell, Edmund
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History