Oral History Interview with John Burks, June 27, 2006
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Burks. Burks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 17 January 1923. After graduating from high school in 1940, he attended the University of Oklahoma until October 1942, at which time he joined the US Army Air Forces. He began a pilot training program, but the Army terminated it. In August 1943, he underwent basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas for twelve weeks. In November, he went to gunnery school at Laredo Air Field in …
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Date:
June 27, 2006
Duration:
1 hour 48 minutes 06 seconds
Creator:
Burks, John
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation