Oral history interview with Paul Thayer, 2008 February 01.

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Oral history interview with Paul Thayer, 2008 February 01.

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Interview with Paul Thayer, Navy veteran, concerning his childhood in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois; work as a young man in the oil fields; family's experience during the Great Depression; matriculation at Kansas University; enrollment in Civilian Pilot Training Program; enlistment in the Naval Air Cadet training program; training at Jacksonville, Fla.; graduation and assignment to aircraft carrier-based squadron VF-26; combat during North African invasion; combat in Pacific Theater, including Guadalcanal, Bouganville, Leyte Gulf, and China; support for Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs; decision to become a civilian pilot; career with Trans-World Airways; career as test pilot for Corsair Aircraft; career with Northrop Corp.; service to Department of Defense. Appendix consists of information from a later phone call between the interviewer and interviewee.

87, [4] leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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