Oral history interview with Donald N. Winn, 2001 April 10 and 11.

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Winn, Donald N., 1922-. Oral history interview with Donald N. Winn, 2001 April 10 and 11.

Oral history interview with Donald N. Winn, 2001 April 10 and 11.

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Interview with Donald N. Winn, Army Air Forces veteran (329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-24 bombardier in the European Theater; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, January, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; College Training Detachment, Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas, 1943; aerial gunnery training, Laredo, Texas, 1943; selection for bombardier training, Midland, Texas, Army Air Field, 1943; bomber transition training, Peterson Field, Colorado, 1944; assignment to the 329th Bomb Squadron, Hardwick, England, 1944; relations between the American military and British civilians; his detailed description of a typical mission; bombing techniques; engine failure and bailing out over Holland, February 24, 1945; his capture by SS troops; interrogation at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany; POW camp at Nürnberg; general comments about prison camp life; forced march to Moosburg, Germany, March, 1945; liberation on April 29, 1945; recuperation at Camp Lucky Strike, Le Havre, France; return to the States and postwar adjustments.

88 leaves ; 29 cm.

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