Oscar Richard Interview; World War II Oral Histories
- Raw Footage
- Oscar Richard Interview
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-150gc0j2
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- Description
- Episode Description
- An oral history interview conducted on August 23, 2007, with Oscar G. Richard, III, a bombardier in the 384th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force during World War II. He discusses: enlisting in the Army Air Corps; his training; his deployment to Europe; flying in his first combat mission; the impact of General Jimmy Doolittle on destroying the German Luftwaffe; bailing out of his plane during his third mission and being captured as a German prisoner of war; his interrogation by the Germans; his imprisonment at the Stalag Luft 1 prison camp in Barth, Germany, for 16 months; the liberation of the camp; returning home; and publishing his memoir.
- Description
- World War II; Air Corps; European Theater; B-17 Bomber; 8th Air Force
- Date
- 2007-08-23
- 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: Richard, Oscar
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LWW2H-29 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: DVCAM
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Oscar Richard Interview; World War II Oral Histories,” 2007-08-23, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-150gc0j2.
- MLA: “Oscar Richard Interview; World War II Oral Histories.” 2007-08-23. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-150gc0j2>.
- APA: Oscar Richard 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-17-150gc0j2