Oral History Interview with Edward J. Drake, 2002

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Interview with attorney and Army Air Forces veteran Edward J. Drake. The interview includes Drake's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, youth and education in Dallas, Texas, enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, various training programs, bombing transportation facilities during and after the Ardennes Offensive, crash-landing in Belgium after his plane was hit, and linking up with American troops. Additionally, Drake talks about his assignment to the 91st Bomb Group, the routine for a typical mission, formation flying, flying through enemy flak, rest and relaxation on-base and in London, recuperating from a collapsed lung, his return to combat for three more missions, and his return to the crash site of his plane 57 years later. The interview includes an appendix with "The Last Flight of 'Jezebel,'" written by Drake.
Date: October 16, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Drake, Edward J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979

Interview with Alena Mosley. Topics include the Hstory of Baytown, TX.
Date: October 16, 1979
Creator: Austin, Armittie & Mosley, Alena
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987

Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.
Date: October 16, 1987
Creator: Renner, Jim & Gray, Eunice
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library