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Oral History Interview with William O. Williams, February 22, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Otis Williams. Williams joined the Navy V-6 Program around October of 1944. He was transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Tennessee, and completed Radio and Radar schools. Williams then transferred to Opa-locka, Florida for Gunnery School and operations training with carrier aircraft. He completed training around February of 1946. Williams was assigned to the 75th Bombing Squadron. He continue… more
Date: February 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Williams, William O
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Whitfield, February 22, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Whitfield. Whitfield joined the Army Air Forces and served as a B-29 pilot flying off of Guam in the last few months of the war. He describes some of his missions and what it was like to fly a bomber. Whitfield stayed in the service after the war and flew B-36 bombers. He describes an incident where he had to make an emergency drop of three atomic bomb casings. Whitfield left the Air Force after serving for ten years.
Date: February 22, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Whitfield, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William O. Williams, February 22, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Otis Williams. Williams joined the Navy V-6 Program around October of 1944. He was transferred to the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Tennessee, and completed Radio and Radar schools. Williams then transferred to Opa-locka, Florida for Gunnery School and operations training with carrier aircraft. He completed training around February of 1946. Williams was assigned to the 75th Bombing Squadron. He continue… more
Date: February 22, 2016
Creator: Williams, William O
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray Whitfield, February 22, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Whitfield. Whitfield joined the Army Air Forces and served as a B-29 pilot flying off of Guam in the last few months of the war. He describes some of his missions and what it was like to fly a bomber. Whitfield stayed in the service after the war and flew B-36 bombers. He describes an incident where he had to make an emergency drop of three atomic bomb casings. Whitfield left the Air Force after serving for ten years.
Date: February 22, 2016
Creator: Whitfield, Ray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Funeral Program for Lieutenant Colonel James N. Hartfield, February 22, 2016]

Description: Funeral program for Lieutenant Colonel James N. Hartfield, born April 10, 1932 and died February 9, 2016. The funeral was held February 22, 2016 at Fort Sam Houston National Department of Veteran's Affairs Cemetery, officiated by Major Rubin Cresto. Funeral arrangements were made through the Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Dept. of Veterans Affairs Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 22, 2016
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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