Oral History: George Mitchell, n.d., .

George Mitchell was born on 27 September 1923 in Madison County, Mississippi. He joined the USAAF and entered in April 1943. He served in the 8th Air Force during World War II. He was a Radioman/gunner in a B-24 with the 787th Bombardment Squadron, 466th Bombardment Group. He flew aboard the "Troubl...

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Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
Subjects:
European Theater of Operations (ETO)
education, sports, military camps, military training, radios, bomber crews, weapons, weather, aerial bombardments, death and burial,, air bases, bombers, dog fights, engineering, campaigns and battles, political leaders, nuclear weapons, wages, war bonds and funds, employment, G.I. Bill, universities and colleges, industry, family, music, broadcasting
united States Army Air Force (USAAF)
787th Bombardment Squadron, 466th Bombardment Group
Pickens, MS
Pearl Harbor, HI
Camp Shelby, MS
St Petersburg, FL
Scott Field, IL
Charleston, SC
Norwich
Berlin
Magdeburg
Salina, KS
United States
Iceland
United Kingdom
Germany
Japan
France
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Hitler, Adolf
Oral History
World War Two
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
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Physical Description:online resource (video file 0:52:42) : Sound, Colour
Format: Electronic Video
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George Mitchell was born on 27 September 1923 in Madison County, Mississippi. He joined the USAAF and entered in April 1943. He served in the 8th Air Force during World War II. He was a Radioman/gunner in a B-24 with the 787th Bombardment Squadron, 466th Bombardment Group. He flew aboard the "Trouble Maker" and flew from Nov 1944 to the end of the war in Europe. He flew his first mission on 29 November 1944 and bombed Berlin on 23 March 1945. At the end of the war, he was in B-29 training in the United States and by October 1945 was discharged. He used the GI bill to go to school after the war.
Note:Archive Reference: OH.3511.
Copyright Information:
Material sourced from The National WWII Museum
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).