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Mullin, William L., 1906-1966. Papers, 1943-1949.

Title: Papers, 1943-1949.

Correspondence, letters sent and received, 1943-47; intelligence reports, 1944-45; U.S. service newspapers, 1944-45; manuals, dictionaries, phrase-books; books; photographs; charts and maps of Southeast Asia and SW Pacific; miscellany including personal effects and drawings; volumes of photographs of US and British Naval ships; card files of foreign ships.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes, 4 v., 2 card file boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17791688 View

Wilcox, Norbert J.., 1924-. Oral history interview with Norbert John Wilcox, 1999 February 15.

Title: Oral history interview with Norbert John Wilcox, 1999 February 15.

Interview with Norbert John Wilcox, a Navy veteran (Patrol Squadron VPB-44), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Civilian Pilot Training, the University of Chicago, 1942; pre-flight training, University of Iowa, 1942-43; basic flight training, Livermore, California, 1943; advanced flight training, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1943; assignment to flying the PBY; navigation and bombardier training, Banana River Naval Air Station, Florida, 1943; assignment to VPB-44 on Green Island, Solomons, 1944-45; living conditions on Green Island; anti-submarine patrols; evolution of the "Black Cat" squadrons; night patrols in conjunction with PT boats; open-sea rescues and "Dumbo" missions; flying characteristics of the PBY; Leyte Gulf preparations, 1944; rotation back to the States, 1945; postwar adjustments to civilian life.

ArchivalResource: 74 leaves ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318614532 View