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Lawrence Kubale, 2003 [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group
  • Location of Service: Oxford and Nottingham, England; Normandy, France; Holland; Austria; Hungary; Germany; Italy; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4878

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"When [Patton] found out we were glider pilots, he said anybody would be a damn fool to do that, fly one of those things, nothing to defend yourself in the air, no motor, no parachute. A bunch of crazy bastards. 'I'll buy the first drink.' And he did." (Video Interview, 20:43)

Larry Kubale enlisted in the Air Force in 1941 and became a glider pilot. Landing in Normandy on D-Day, he helped to transport German POWs back to the States. Later, because of the shortage of navigators at the time, he began serving as a navigator on the C-47 planes in Europe until 1945, when he was discharged and returned home to marry his sweetheart.

Interview / Recording

Transcript

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About this Item

Title

  • Lawrence W. Kubale, Sr. Collection

Names

  • Steele, Alex
  • Kubale Sr., Lawrence W.

State of Birth

  • WI

Home State

  • WI

Headings

  • -  Kubale Sr., Lawrence W.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

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: 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group
    • Location of Service: Oxford and Nottingham, England; Normandy, France; Holland; Austria; Hungary; Germany; Italy; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as a glider pilot.

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 02/13/2003)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 02/13/2003)
  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/4878

Cite as

  • Lawrence W. Kubale, Sr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/4878), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

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

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), 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:

Steele, Alex, and Lawrence W Kubale Sr. Lawrence W. Kubale, Sr. Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04878/.

APA citation style:

Steele, A. & Kubale Sr, L. W. (1941) Lawrence W. Kubale, Sr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04878/.

MLA citation style:

Steele, Alex, and Lawrence W Kubale Sr. Lawrence W. Kubale, Sr. Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04878/>.