Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009 Page: 2

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Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009 (Sound)

Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force. Samuelson describes some of the air raids he took part in over targets in Frankfurt, Germany. He completed 35 missions in April and was shipped home on a Liberty ship. When the war ended in the Pacific, Samuelson was discharged.

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Samuelson, Daniel. Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009, text, May 3, 2009; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1605601/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 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.

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