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Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972

Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.

Date: March 23, 1972

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Photograph of Aldo Rigo]

Photograph of SSgt. Aldo Rigo leaning against a wall. There is a staircase visible in the background.

Date: June 23, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Dominick Caridi]

Photograph of PFC Dominick Caridi, a radio man for the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion, leaning against a wall. A set of stairs are visible behind him.

Date: June 23, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Fulda Mansion]

Photograph of a mansion in Fulda, Germany, taken from behind the fence. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "The Prince of Greater Hessen owns this mansion. It's a little way out of Fulda, Here, I have never see it myself yet -- Fulda - Ger. -- May 23, 1946."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Fulda Mess Hall]

Photograph of the mess hall in the military encampment at Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is our mess hall here in this garage in Fulda. -- May 23, 1946 -- McGee, Gerorge, Kaouteck, Burnett."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of German Castle]

Photograph of a castle in Fulda, Germany. A courtyard and garden can be seen in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo includes this note: "Prince Aldos."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of German Church Alter]

Photograph of pews and statues around the alter of a cathedral in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Church alter here in Fulda -- May 23, 1946."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Train Wreck]

Photograph of train cars tipped over on a hill due to a train wreck in Fulda, Germany. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Railroad yards in Fulda here."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Train Yards]

Photograph of the train tracks at the railroad yards in Fulda, Germany. A note on the front of the photo describes this photo as a "train wreck."

Date: May 23, 1946

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Two Soldiers By Wall]

Photograph of John Messina and Aldo Rigo posing together against a wall. There is a staircase behind them, and ads above them.

Date: June 23, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum