Kenneth David Shaver, Sr., oral history interview, September 11, 1992


Title
Kenneth David Shaver, Sr., oral history interview, September 11, 1992
Description
Kenneth David 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 ("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. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon.
Date
September 11, 1992
Original Format
oral histories
Extent
10cm x 6cm
Local Identifier
OH0136
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Location of Original
East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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