- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Kenneth E. Henson
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph
Henson, Kenneth E., 1921-2010 - Date of Original:
- 2006-03-29
- Subject:
- B-24 (Bomber)
Atomic bomb
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958
Powell, Harvard W., 1915-2003
Carswell, Horace Seaver, 1916-1944
United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 14th
United States. Army. Air Corps. Bombardment Group, 308th. Squadron, 374
General Motors Corporation
Eastern Air Lines
United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater - Location:
- China, Hainan Sheng, 19.2000001, 109.5999999
United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Mississippi, Keesler Army Airfield
United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Kenneth Henson recalls his history in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre during World War II. He wanted to enlist and after basic training he received further training in hydraulics in New Orleans. He became a cadet and learned to fly heavy bombers in Montgomery (Ala.) and Boise (Idaho). In Salt Lake City, he assembled with his crew. They were issued equipment in Topeka (Kan.) and given further training in Miami (Fla.), but they were not told their destination. They traveled in military transports from Miami, down the east coast of South America, to Ascension Island, over the Sahara Desert, Karachi, and finally arrived in Kunming (China). He describes harrowing stories about some of their missions as well as playing softball in teams. He returned home to be a pilot trainer, but the war was winding down. He displays commendations he received from the Chinese. He describes the effects the Communist movement had on the local population. He describes his post-war career and describes what made him want to be a pilot.
Kenneth Henson was an Army Air Corps pilot during WWII. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/208
- 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:
- 50:37
- 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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