Oral History Interview with Robert Gayle, December 10, 2004
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert H. Gayle. Gayle joined the Army in 1943 and had basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Not wishing to be a tanker, Gayle applied for the Army Air Force and was accepted. He trained as gunner and was assigned to a B-17 crew. He was assigned to the 2nd Bomb Group in the 15th Air Force at Foggia, Italy in September, 1944. He describes some of his early missions where the crew had to ditch in the Adriatic and were rescued…
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Date:
December 10, 2004
Duration:
2 hours 52 minutes 31 seconds
Creator:
Gayle, Robert H.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation