Oral History Interview with Oran D. Evans, August 28, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Oran D. Evans, August 28, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oran Evans. Evans joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He washed out of flight training in Santa Ana and transferred to gunnery school in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group as a ball turret gunner. Evans flew 25 missions, the most dangerous of which was over Munich. He credits the Tuskegee Airmen with his safety on those missions. Evans returned home and was discharged after the war. He became a commercial pilot and joined the Texas National Guard.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Evans, Oran D
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Oran D. Evans, August 28, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oran D. Evans, August 28, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oran Evans. Evans joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He washed out of flight training in Santa Ana and transferred to gunnery school in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group as a ball turret gunner. Evans flew 25 missions, the most dangerous of which was over Munich. He credits the Tuskegee Airmen with his safety on those missions. Evans returned home and was discharged after the war. He became a commercial pilot and joined the Texas National Guard.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Evans, Oran D
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph Fink, August 28, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ralph Fink, August 28, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fink. Fink joined the Army in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn. Upon completion, he was assigned to an anti-tank company with the 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. While awaiting shipment of their anti-tank weapons, he joined the 3rd Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket. At the end of January, he rejoined his division and crossed the Danube. His unit was relieved and sent to a local airfield for guard duty. Fink returned home and was discharged in May 1946.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Fink, Ralph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph Fink, August 28, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ralph Fink, August 28, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fink. Fink joined the Army in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn. Upon completion, he was assigned to an anti-tank company with the 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. While awaiting shipment of their anti-tank weapons, he joined the 3rd Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket. At the end of January, he rejoined his division and crossed the Danube. His unit was relieved and sent to a local airfield for guard duty. Fink returned home and was discharged in May 1946.
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Fink, Ralph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History