Interview with E. I. "Buddy" Thompson, November 13, 1990

Project: American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project

Interview Summary

talks about life in the jungle including wildlife and climate; voyage to Nadzab; experience on a B-24; joining the 22nd Bombardment Group (Headquarters Attachment); duties and responsibilties as public relations staff; experiences in New Guinea; mentions the Dutch East Indies; talks about Toyoko Rose; experiences at Biak Island; air raid on (Oui?); flying reconnaissance missions

Interview Accession

1990oh289_ww155

Interviewee Name

E. I. "Buddy" Thompson

Interviewer Name

William J. Marshall

Interview Date

1990-11-13

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Thompson, E. I. Interview by William J. Marshall. 13 Nov. 1990. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Thompson, E.I. (1990, November 13). Interview by W. J. Marshall. American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Thompson, E. I., interview by William J. Marshall. November 13, 1990, American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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