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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

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"On my 16th mission, May 11th, 1943, my luck almost ran out. Catania, Sicily, was the target." (Audio Interview, 24:47)

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.

Jarman G. Kennard Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript: XML

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Jarman G. Kennard Collection
Interview / Recording

Transcript: XML
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[ Kennard, Jarman. Memoirs, "My War." ]
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[ Kennard, Jarman. Telegram from Adjutant General to Mr. Earle H. Kennard, reporting Jarman MIA [May 21, 1943] ]
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[ Kennard, Jarman. Telegram from adjutant general reporting Jarman a POW of the Italian government [June 4, 1943] ]

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

  • 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)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 09/11/2002)
  • Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 09/11/2002)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1986 - 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

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, National Court Reporters Association, Staci Mcginty, Thomas Swope, and Jarman G Kennard. Jarman G. Kennard Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02215/.

APA citation style:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, National Court Reporters Association, Staci Mcginty, Swope, T. & Kennard, J. G. (1942) Jarman G. Kennard Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02215/.

MLA citation style:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, et al. Jarman G. Kennard Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02215/>.