Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn Kyzer. Kyzer was attending Auburn University when he signed up for the Army Air Forces in March, 1943. He was eventually selected for pilot training. He was commissioned and earned his wings in April, 1944. He learned to fly B-24s before being shipped to Italy and joining the 737th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group in December 1944. Kyzer recalls several missions in detail over Germany, Italy, Austria, etc. He flew 28 total combat missions. He was discharged in November, 1945 after flying back to the US.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Kyzer, Glenn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn Kyzer. Kyzer was attending Auburn University when he signed up for the Army Air Forces in March, 1943. He was eventually selected for pilot training. He was commissioned and earned his wings in April, 1944. He learned to fly B-24s before being shipped to Italy and joining the 737th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group in December 1944. Kyzer recalls several missions in detail over Germany, Italy, Austria, etc. He flew 28 total combat missions. He was discharged in November, 1945 after flying back to the US.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Kyzer, Glenn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013

The National Museumn of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nevin Sledge. Sledge joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in April 1942 after some Civilian Pilot Training prior to the outbreak of war. Upon completion of flight training, he became an instructor at Corpus Christi before deploying to the Pacific with Marine Transport Squadron 253 (VMR-253). Sledge shares several anecdotes about his time in the Pacific from Guam, Ulithi, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Sledge, Nevin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013

The National Museumn of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nevin Sledge. Sledge joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in April 1942 after some Civilian Pilot Training prior to the outbreak of war. Upon completion of flight training, he became an instructor at Corpus Christi before deploying to the Pacific with Marine Transport Squadron 253 (VMR-253). Sledge shares several anecdotes about his time in the Pacific from Guam, Ulithi, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Sledge, Nevin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History