- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of James M. Sibley
- Creator:
- Johnson, Mary Lynn
Sibley, James M., 1919-2015 - Date of Original:
- 2004-10-29
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
B-24 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American
Stalag Luft I
United States. Army. Air Corps
Harvard Law School
American Red Cross
World Alliance of YMCAs
Morrison Air Force Base (Fla.)
Spalding, Sibley &Troutman Law Firm - Location:
- Germany, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 49.4704113, 8.4381568
United Kingdom, England, Kings Lynn, 52.754891, 0.3964614
United States, Arkansas, Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge Army Air Field (historical), 36.12528, -90.92639
United States, California, Riverside County, Blythe, 33.6103, -114.59635
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fort McPherson, 33.70733, -84.43354
United States, Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, 32.29876, -90.18481 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Atlanta native James Sibley describes his experiences flying B-24 bombers in Europe during World War II. His plane was shot down on December 30, 1943, while he was returning from a bombing mission to the ball bearing plants at Ludwigshafen, Germany. He and his co-pilot were assisted by members of the French Underground until they were discovered by the Germans. He was repeatedly questioned by the Gestapo and was finally sent to Stalag Luft I where he spent the next year and a half as a POW. Russian soldiers liberated the camp in June of 1945.
James Sibley was a B-24 pilot in the Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/139
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 48:24
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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