OH-209 Vaughan, Gene
Title
OH-209 Vaughan, Gene
Creator
Gene Vaughan
Contributor
Trent Dye
Date
March 19, 2014
Subject
Veterans, World War II
Description
Oral history interview with Gene Vaughan about life growing up in Mississippi during the Great Depression, how his whole class volunteered in 1943 to be aviator gunners, but he wanted to be a pilot like one of his older brothers. He did basic training in Arizona, but flew out of MacDill AFB after training in the Memphis Belle in Tampa, FL to England. He talks about bombing runs over Germany, and surviving all 25 missions before coming home and playing football. He then talked about post-war life.
Rights
Copyright of this interview belongs to the interviewee, Gene Vaughan.
Mr. Vaughan has granted permission for the use of this interview, please reference Flagler College's Oral History Collection.
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Audio File, Oral History
Identifier
OH-209
Date Created
March 19, 2014
Original Format
Audio recording on a flash drive
Duration
44:57
Transcription
Not available
Interviewer
Trent Dye
Interviewee
Gene Vaughan
Collection
Citation
Gene Vaughan, “OH-209 Vaughan, Gene,” World War II Resources in Northeast Florida, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wwiinefl.omeka.net/items/show/32.
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