Oral history interview with John Hodgson, 2001.

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Oral history interview with John Hodgson, 2001.

John B. Hodgson, a Madison, Wisconsin native, discusses his World War II service as a tail gunner with the Company C, 825th Engineering Aviation Battalion of the Army Air Corps in Europe.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 40 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 40 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 26 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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