Dick Rossi interview (video and transcript, 4 of 6), 1991

Citation

Rossi, John Richard "Dick", “Dick Rossi interview (video and transcript, 4 of 6), 1991,” Digital Collections, accessed March 16, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/42096.

Title

Dick Rossi interview (video and transcript, 4 of 6), 1991

Contributor

Boring, Frank (interviewer)
Christopher, Frank (director)
Fei Hu Films

Description

Interview of John Richard "Dick" Rossi by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Dick Rossi served in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) as a Flight Leader for the 1st Squadron, "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after being discharged from service in the US Navy, where he had been assigned as a flight instructor at Pensacola Naval Air Station. He arrived in Burma in November 1941 and began training on the P-40 airplanes, but had not yet completed his training when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Though officially attached to the 1st Squadron, he was also temporarily assigned to both the 2nd and 3rd Squadrons. In this tape, Rossi describes the conditions in the air when the AVG pilots were engaging with the enemy, in addition to the hectic fighting that was taking place during the final days of the AVG and around the time of General Bissell's arrival.

Date

1991-02-06

Rights

Publisher

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