J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 7 of 14), 1991

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Title

J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 7 of 14), 1991

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 explains the backstory as to why the AVG and General Chennault didn't receive sufficient supplies and support from the United States War Department. He also discusses his respect and admiration for Squadron Leader, Bob Neale.

Date

1991-06-10

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.

Identifier

RHC-88_Harrington_JJ_1991-06-10_v07

Format

video/mp4
application/pdf

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

Harrington, Jasper J., “J. J. Harrington interview (video and transcript, 7 of 14), 1991,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41937.
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