George C. Henry Interview; World War II Oral Histories
- Raw Footage
- George C. Henry Interview
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-117m16jx
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- Description
- Episode Description
- An oral history interview conducted on September 11, 2007, with George C. Henry, a B-24 flight engineer for the 716th Squadron of the 449th Bomb Group of the Army Air Corps during World War II. Henry flew in 50 combat missions over Europe in 1944. He discusses: his training; flying combat missions over Italy during the Battle of Anzio, a ball-bearing plant in Austria, the Ploesti oil fields in Romania, and an aircraft factory in Germany; his return home from the war; and the research he has conducted as the historian for the 449th Bomb Group.
- Date
- 2007-09-11
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- History
- War and Conflict
- Subjects
- War: North African and European Theatres; World War II
- Rights
- Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Interviewee: Henry, George C.
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LWW2H-18 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: DVCAM
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “George C. Henry Interview; World War II Oral Histories,” 2007-09-11, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 25, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-117m16jx.
- MLA: “George C. Henry Interview; World War II Oral Histories.” 2007-09-11. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-117m16jx>.
- APA: George C. Henry Interview; World War II Oral Histories. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-117m16jx