Oral History Interview with Bob Willig, October 4, 1990
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Bob Willig. Willig joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training in Newport, Rhode Island. He went on to receive flight training in Brunswick, Maine; Charleston, South Carolina; and Yellow Water, Florida. From 1944 to 1945 he served as a flight engineer with Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 in Palau, Ulithi, and Yap. He kept a daily journal and gives detailed accounts of a typhoon, a crash landing, an engine failure, a fuel ex…
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Date:
October 4, 1990
Duration:
2 hours 11 minutes 22 seconds
Creator:
Willig, Bob
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation