| Title: |
Harry W. Leavell
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/2658
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
Harry Leavell's aspirations to become a fighter pilot in World War II were dashed by personal setbacks. He trained at Tuskegee, the legendary school that produced the famed eponymous airmen, noting how important Colonel Benjamin O. Davis and his West-Point bred code of honor were for the men's morale. Leavell lost both of his parents to natural causes early in his military career, and he admits he also lost his zeal for flying. But he became an engineer and served an important support role in the Pacific Theater. He also saw first-hand many incidents of subtle and overt racism designed to hold back his colleagues.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Leavell, Harry W., 1919-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
9-Mar-1919
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Richmond, IN; Indiana; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Interviewer: |
Elsener, Elizabeth
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| Organizations discussed: |
Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL; U.S. Army Air Force, 1918-1947
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Alabama; Guam; Mariana Islands; North America; Oceania; Tuskegee, AL; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Air pilots, Military; Alabama; Guam; Mariana Islands; North America; Oceania; Oral history; Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL; Tuskegee, AL; U.S. Army Air Force, 1918-1947; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Armed Forces--African Americans; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--African Americans; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0034699-39199
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