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Oral History Interview with Edward L. Silar, August 11, 2000

Description: Interview with Edward L. Silar, a business executive and Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences as a pilot trainee in the United States during World War II. Life in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during the Great Depression; the decision of the twin Silar brothers to enter the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; basic training, Miami Beach, Florida, 1943; Air Crew Student Training, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, Nashville, Tennessee,1943; pre… more
Date: August 11, 2000
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Silar, Edward L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Pat Yates Spillman, September 13, 1999

Description: Interview with Pat Yates Spillman, Army Air Forces veteran (326th Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment into the Aviation Cadet Program, February, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1943; pre-flight training, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1943; flexible gunnery school, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1943; b… more
Date: September 13, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spillman, Pat Yates
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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