Oral History Interview with John Wells, October 26, 2012 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with John Wells, October 26, 2012

Creator

  • Interviewee: Wells, John
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2012-10-26

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Wells. Wells joined the Army Air Corps in December of 1940. He provides much detail on his training and received his wings in December of 1941. He was assigned to the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, attached to the 22nd Bomb Group. He was stationed in Muroc Lake, California and served as co-pilot in the B-26 planes. In January of 1942 he traveled to Hawaii on the USS U. S. Grant (AP-29). He describes Pearl Harbor at that time, after the December attack. He then traveled to Australia in March with a detached service, serving as a co-pilot. He was later transferred out to be a commanding officer of the Army Air Forces detachment at Dugway, Utah, where they tested chemical warfare.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (2 hr., 9 min., 56 sec.)

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 Corps
  • Keyword: United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Medium), 22nd
  • Keyword: USS U.S. Grant (AP-29)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Hawaii -- Pearl Harbor
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with John Wells, October 26, 2012, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1606341

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

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH03689
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610107
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