J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 2 of 14), 1991
Citation
Harrington, Jasper J., “J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 2 of 14), 1991,” Digital Collections, accessed December 16, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41932.
Title
J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 2 of 14), 1991
Creator
Contributor
Boring, Frank (interviewer)
Christopher, Frank (director)
Fei Hu Films
Description
Interview of J. J. Harrington by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Harrington served in the AVG as Line Chief in the 1st Squadron "Adam and Eve." After experiencing some confusion with his recruitment for AVG and discharge from the U.S. Army Air Forces, he traveled to Rangoon, Burma where he was met by Col. Chennault. He was stationed in Rangoon and Toungoo, Burma and Kunming, China. In this tape, Harrington describes his experience joining the AVG in the summer of 1941 when Captain Aldworth visited Hamilton Field for recruitment purposes. He explains his motivations for going to China, the complications in being discharged, and the benefits they would receive after finishing a one-year contract with the Chinese government.
Date
1991-06-10
Rights
Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
Identifier
RHC-88_Harrington_JJ_1991-06-10_v02
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
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