Oral History Interview with Joseph Ramos, August 1, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph Ramos, August 1, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Ramos. Ramos joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He served with a troop carrier squadron aboard a C-47, as a radio operator. He attended a number of USO shows. They traveled to northern Morocco, where he was in charge of an identification, friend or foe (IFF) system box. He traveled on to Algeria, Sicily, North Africa, Iran delivering drop tanks. Ramos flew with a photo reconnaissance unit aboard a B-17. His troop carrier squadron supported the invasion of Southern France in August of 1944. Ramos was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Ramos, Joseph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Ramos, August 1, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph Ramos, August 1, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Ramos. Ramos joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He served with a troop carrier squadron aboard a C-47, as a radio operator. He attended a number of USO shows. They traveled to northern Morocco, where he was in charge of an identification, friend or foe (IFF) system box. He traveled on to Algeria, Sicily, North Africa, Iran delivering drop tanks. Ramos flew with a photo reconnaissance unit aboard a B-17. His troop carrier squadron supported the invasion of Southern France in August of 1944. Ramos was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Ramos, Joseph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History