- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with John Edwin Smith, July 29, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Smith, John Edwin, 1923-2007
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-07-29
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
Bermuda Islands
Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal)
World War, 1939-1945--England - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- John Edwin Smith recounts his service in WWII. He was part of a sea plane crew in the Bermuda area that followed shipping convoys assisting with any sunken ship survivors. From Bermuda he went to England. He earned 3 air medals, 1 Distinguished Flying Cross and flew 39 missions after D-Day.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhaauhK9IAg&feature=youtu.be
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 51 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
