Oral history interview with Lyman A. Waffenschmidt [sound recording], 1996.

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Oral history interview with Lyman A. Waffenschmidt [sound recording], 1996.

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Lyman Waffenschmidt, a Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin native, discusses his early life in Sauk City and his World War II service with the 742nd Bomb Squadron, 455th Bomb Group in North Africa and Italy.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 30 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 30 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 21 p.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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