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Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged… more
Date: June 16, 2009
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged… more
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fouts Field, view from Northeast]

Description: Photograph of Fouts Field on the University of North Texas campus, taken from Traditions Field. A skybox can be seen in the upper portion of the image, partially blocked from view by a section of bleachers on the northeast side of the stadium. A sign on the skybox reads, "WELCOME TO FOUTS FIELD."
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Chaney, Ken
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.208438 -97.157815
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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