Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Edward W. Gray Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, 13th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Miami Beach, Florida; Gulfport, Mississippi; San Diego, California; Arizona; Treasure Island, California; New Guinea; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Caledonia; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/102682
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Edward W. Gray Collection
Names
- Gray, Edward W.
- Central Connecticut State University
- Hall, Candace
- McGuckin, Briana
Home State
- Connecticut
Headings
- - Gray, Edward 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
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, 13th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Miami Beach, Florida; Gulfport, Mississippi; San Diego, California; Arizona; Treasure Island, California; New Guinea; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Caledonia; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as an aircraft mechanic.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-02-19; 2012-05-24)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [4 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 1945; 2016)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/102682
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Arizona
- Fort Devens, Massachusetts
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Gulfport, Mississippi
- Miami Beach, Florida
- New Caledonia
- New Guinea
- Pacific Theater
- San Diego, California
- Treasure Island, California
Battles & Campaigns
- Air Combat Borneo
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Central Pacific
- Eastern Mandates
- Luzon
- New Guinea
- Northern Solomons
- Western Pacific