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Oral History Interview with William Wheless, March 25, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Wheless. Wheless joined the Army Air Forces in the summer of 1942. He served as a C-47 pilot in the Air Transport Command in the China-Burma-India Theater. Wheless was assigned to a base in Assam Valley, northeastern India. He and his squadron flew over the Himalaya Mountains supplying General Stilwell and Merrill’s Marauders in Burma, and Allied forces stationed in Yunnan Province in China. He survived many dangerous mis… more
Date: March 25, 2010
Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Wheless, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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