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American Veterans: Aviation Museum's World War Two Oral History Project

Project Summary

This project consists of interviews with veterans of World War II, conducted by Jon Blevins of the Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington. Topics include United States Army Air Corps training, air campaigns in Europe, the China-Burma-India theatre, the Ploesti Raid (Romania), American prisoners of war, European Jewish immigrants in Louisville (Kentucky), the Kentucky towns Hopkinsville and Lexington, the University of Kentucky ROTC, and various types of aircraft.

Project Code

avavia

Project LC Subject

Aeronautics, Military.   Veterans   World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations   World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American   World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons   World War, 1939-1945.


Interviews in this Project (14 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2003oh049_ww308
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh036_ww291
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh038_ww292
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh039_ww293
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh040_ww294
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh046_ww295
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh047_ww296
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh048_ww297
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh089_ww298
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh090_ww299
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2002oh091_ww300
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2003oh001_ww303
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2003oh002_ww304
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2003oh004_ww306
Interviewer: Jon Blevins
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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