Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Jarman G. Kennard Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 415th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group
- Location of Service: Egypt; Libya; Stalag Luft I, Germany; Sicily; Italy
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
On the morning of December 7, 1941, Jarman Kennard was playing Battleship with a German sympathizer on the floor of his fraternity house at Cornell University. By the summer of 1943, Kennard would be a Prisoner of War of the Germans and their Italian allies. The lone survivor when his plane was shot down over Sicily in May 1943, Kennard articulately describes the fear and deprivations of a POW, as well as the rare humorous moments to be had among his generally sympathetic Italian captors.
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About this Item
Title
- Jarman G. Kennard Collection
Names
- Legacies: Stories from the Second World War
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Staci McGinty
- Swope, Thomas
- Kennard, Jarman G.
State of Birth
- NY
Home State
- OH
Headings
- - Kennard, Jarman G.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- Veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 415th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group
- Location of Service: Egypt; Libya; Stalag Luft I, Germany; Sicily; Italy
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 09/11/2002)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1986 - 2002)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 09/11/2002)
- Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 09/11/2002)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 09/11/2002)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 09/11/2002)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/2215
Cite as
- Jarman G. Kennard Collection (AFC/2001/001/2215), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text