| Title: |
Reminiscences of Orvil A. Anderson
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP86-A8
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Henry H. Arnold Project
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| Description: |
Recollections of General Arnold from 1938; War Department policy on planes; fighters vs. bombers; Lend-Lease; expansion of forces, 1941-1942; problems of allocation and division of appropriations; organization of United States Air Force; Joint Chiefs and Joint Planning Staff; Pearl Harbor attack; Ploesti raid, 1942. Impressions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General George C. Marshall, Admiral Ernest J. King, and others.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 113 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from W. Bruce Arnold. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1959 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Anderson, Orvil A., 1895-1965
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1895
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| Speaker occupation: |
Air Force officer
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| Age at speaking: |
64
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| Document date: |
1959
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| Interviewer: |
Shaughnessy, Donald F.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Air Force; U.S. Army Air Force, 1918-1947; U.S. Department of Defense
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Aeronautics, Military; Air pilots; North America; Oral history; U.S. Air Force; U.S. Army Air Force, 1918-1947; U.S. Department of Defense; United States; Veterans; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Anderson, Orvil A., 1895-1965; Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950; Aviation; Lend-Lease operations (1941-1945); United States--War Department--Appropriations and expenditures; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0016804-12247
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