Interview with Bernell S. Heaton, March 15, 1985
Project: American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project
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Master Sergeant Bernell S. Heaton served as a waist gunner in the 303rd Bomb Group. He flew fifteen missions, and describes raids on Bremen and Gelsenkirchen, Germany. On his fifteenth mission, his plane was shot down. Wounded, he bailed out and was discovered by German farmers, who took him to an S.S. camp. After a brief interrogation, Heaton was transferred to the Stalag 17 P.O.W. camp. He discusses his life in Stalag 17, his attempt to escape, and his eventual evacuation.Interview Accession
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Heaton, Bernell S. Heaton, Bernell S.--Interviews Prisoners of war--Germany Prisoners of war--United States Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 303rd World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, GermanInterview Rights
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Heaton, Bernell S. Interview by Arthur L. Kelly. 15 Mar. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Heaton, B.S. (1985, March 15). Interview by A. L. Kelly. American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Heaton, Bernell S., interview by Arthur L. Kelly. March 15, 1985, American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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