Oral History Interview with Ken Jernstedt Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Ken Jernstedt

Creator

  • Interviewee: Jernstedt, Ken
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Sesling, Michael
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Jernstedt. Jernstedt was a flight leader in the Flying Tigers, 3rd Squadron. He recounts a mission in Burma where he and another pilot were credited with destroying 15 Japanese planes. He and the interviewer discuss the lives and characters of his fellow squadron members, including aces Julie Richard Rossi and R.T. Smith. They speak particularly fondly of P.J. Greene.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (38 min., 46 sec.)

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: Flying Tigers (AVG), Inc
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma
  • Keyword: Kunming, China
  • Keyword: P-40 (Fighter plane)
  • Keyword: Fighter ace

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Ken Jernstedt, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1606624

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH04072
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610275
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