Oral History Interview with Pete Lanchak, October 7, 2005 Page: 8
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Oral History Interview with Pete Lanchak, October 7, 2005 (Sound)
Transcript of an oral interview with Peter Lanchak. Lanchak joined the Army in 1939 and was sent to Panama to serve in a coastal artillery battery. He enjoyed riding in airplanes and volunteered for duty as a crewman or as a gunner on the various aircraft stationed where he was. Eventually, after the war started, he was shipped to India in 1942. Once he arrived in India, Lanchak began participating in missions over Rangoon and eventually flew over the Himalaya Mountains to China. After 47 missions, Lanchack was shipped back to the US in late 1943. When he returned, he served as an aerial gunnery trainer at Colorado Springs and in Idaho.
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Oral History Interview with Pete Lanchak, October 7, 2005, text, October 7, 2005; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1604895/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.