Wright, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2009

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Title

Wright, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2009

Creator

Contributor

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Description

Bob Wright was born in Massachusetts in 1922. Enlisted in the Air Force during World War II after dropping out of high school. He was trained to work with the electrical and mechanical aspects of military aircraft in Kansas City and at the Douglass plant in California. Overseas, his service began at Guadalcanal and involved "policing Henderson Field" and guard duty. He was transferred to the 68th Figher Squadron in Bougainville where he worked on P-39s. Eventually, he requested to work with a difference ordinance where he primarily worked on P-39s and P-38s. His subsequent service was in New Guinea and the Philippines.

Date

2009-09-16

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Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

WrightR

Format

application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Wright, Robert, “Wright, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29643.
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