Kenneth David Shaver, Sr., Oral History Interview, September 11, 1992
(Oral History #OH0136)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Kenneth David Shaver, Sr., Oral History Interview |
| Creators: |
Lennon, Donald R.
Shaver, Kenneth David |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Extent: | 0.01 Cubic feet, 2 audiotapes, 2 hours, 50 pages . |
Administrative Information
General note
1941-1945
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Repository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs.
Preferred Citation
Kenneth David Shaver, Sr., Oral History Interview (#OH0136), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Kenneth David Shaver, Sr.
Processing Information
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Description
Mr. Shaver, a native of Rowan County, N.C., recounts his experiences during World War II. He describes his enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Corp in 1942, and training at various U.S. bases before being assigned to a base in England where he served as flight engineer on a B-17 (the "Pistol Packin Mama"), that made bombing raids over Germany. He details how his plane was shot down over Holland (Nov. 5, 1943) during his third mission and his capture and escape from German troops. The remainder of the interview is occupied with his flight through Holland, Belgium, and France with the aid of underground elements in those occupied countries. He also relates his eventual crossing of the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain and his return to the U.S. where he had been officially declared dead.
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