- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Cecil A. Alexander, part one of two
- Creator:
- Eberhard, Sarah
Alexander, Cecil A., 1918-2013 - Date of Original:
- 2004-07-07
- Subject:
- Bombsights
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Bush, George, 1924-2018
United States. Marine Corps
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier)
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 N2S (Aircraft) - Location:
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville, Naval Air Station, 30.23583, -81.68056
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Hawaii, Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In part one of this two-part interview, Cecil Alexander describes his service as a Marine Corps pilot in the Pacific during World War II. He remembers pilot training, discusses various bombsights, and describes his life after the war.
Cecil Alexander was a U.S. Marine Corps pilot in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/347
- 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:
- 58:58
- 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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