Oral History Interview with Todd Gerald, February 21, 2001
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Transcript of an oral interview with Todd Gerald. He was born in Star, Texas on January 19, 1924. He joined the Aviation Cadets in July, 1942 and had flight training in PT-13's, PT-17's, AT-6's, AT-9's, RP-322's, P-38's and P-39's. He was transferred to Goxhill, England in June 1944 to train pilots and to Wormingford Air Field. He recalls flying fighter support in a P-51 during the D-Day invasion over the English Channel and several incidents during bomber escort duty over the North Sea. He rec…
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Date:
February 21, 2001
Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes 24 seconds
Creator:
Gerald, Todd
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation