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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Norman Palmer, April 3, 2003

Creator

  • Interviewee: Palmer, Norman
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Craft, Amanda
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2003-04-03

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Palmer. Palmer was born in 1922 in Tiosa, Indiana. He enlisted in the Army in January, 1942 and took basic training at Fort Robinson, Arkansas where he was assigned to the Medical Corps. From there, he went to Fort Benning, Georgia and worked ina field hospital until he took and passed the Army Air Forces cadet training tests. He reported to preflight training in San Antonio in December, 1942. Palmer earned his wings and was commissioned in August 1943 just prior to reporting for duty with the 309th Bomb Wing in South Carolina. Palmer was assigned to a B-25 crew as copilot and flew a new bomber to North Africa in December, where they were attached to the 310th Bomb Group stationed on Corsica. Palmer describes bombing missions over Italy and southern France. Palmer flew 40 missions in a B-25 as a copilot and 30 as a pilot. After 70 missions, Palmer was sent home in September, 1944. Palmer was assigned as a flight instructor at Altus, Oklahoma after he returned. When the war ended, Palmer was assigned to the Transport Command where he ferried planes. Later in his career, Palmer flew B-47s. He had an accident in one and was injured enough to be permanently grounded. he retired from the Air Force in 1962.
  • Physical Description: 65 p.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: United States. Army Air Forces
  • Keyword: Flight training
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
  • Keyword: B-25 bomber
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
  • Keyword: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. Ferrying Division

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Norman Palmer, April 3, 2003 - ark:/67531/metapth1608125

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Text

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00869
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1604316
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