Oral history interview with Charles W. Yeager, 1998 August 14.

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Oral history interview with Charles W. Yeager, 1998 August 14.

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Interview with Charles W. Yeager, Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences as a member of the 222nd Combat Crew Training School during World War II. B-17 bomber maintenance at Amarillo Army Airfield, 1942-43; advanced training in aircraft instruments, Chanute Field, Illinois, 1943; assignment as an instruments specialist to the 395th Bomb Group, Ephrata, Washington, 1943; permanent assignment to the 222nd Combat Crew Training School, Ardmore Army Airfield, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1943; promotion to crew chief of a B-17; daily routine as crew chief; mechanical characteristics of B-17s; WACs as B-17 maintenance personnel; news of his brother's death during the landings at Anzio, 1944; V-E Day and decision to reenlist for duty in the Army of Occupation in Germany, 1945.

96 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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