| Description: | Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War. |
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| Creation Date: | October 8, 2004 |
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
Texas Oral History Collection
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Saunders, Alan W.
Buck Saunders |
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Publisher Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
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| Description: | Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War. |
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A. W. (Buck) Saunders is also the author of a book about World War II -- The Price of Glory. |
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1 sound recording : digital |
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| Keyword(s): | oral histories | biographies | interviews | WWII | Kunming, China | Burma | |
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
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Texas Oral History Collection
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| Resource Type: | Sound | |
| Format: | Audio | |
