| Title: |
R. Hap Halloran
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Virginia Military Institute. Preston Library. Archives and Special Collections
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| Collection: |
Adams Center (VMI) Cold War History Project
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| Description: |
R. "Hap" Halloran served in the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a B-29 navigator with 73rd Wing, 499th Bomb Group, 878th Squadron, flying missions over Japan from base in Saipan, northern Marianas. Halloran was shot down over Japan on January 27, 1945 and became a prisoner of war. The interview covers his experiences on B-29 missions and his time as POW.
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| Extent: |
22 pages
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2004 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Halloran, R. (Hap)
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document location: |
Lexington, VA
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| Document date: |
12-Mar-2004
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| Interviewer: |
Garvey, John
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| Organizations discussed: |
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
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| Historical events discussed: |
Cold War, 1945-1989; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Japan; North America; Russia; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Air pilots, Military; Asia; Cold War, 1945-1989; International relations; Japan; Military education--United States; Military readiness; Military service, Voluntary; North America; Oral history; Prisoners of war; Russia; Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Military history; United States--Military policy; United States--Military relations--Soviet Union; Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029018-32038
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