United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Alaimo, Anthony, 1920-2009Campbell, Charles E., 1942-2005-03-04Judge Anthony Alaimo discusses his early life and education. He comments on his perception of and involvement with World War II, his enlistment and training in the Army Air Corps, and the crash which led to his time as a POW. Regarding his time as a POW, Alaimo discusses his experiences during captivity and his multiple escape attempts. He discusses his role in the film "Great Escape" and his subsequent education at the Emory University School of Law. Alaimo reflects on serving as an attorney in both Atlanta and Brunswick and as a judge. He comments on the Georgia prison system and the Guthrie V. Evans case and the significant changes he made as a federal judge.Interviewed by Charles E. Campbell.Anthony A. Alaimo was born in 1920 in Sicily, and grew up in Jamestown, New York. After graduating from Ohio Northern University, Alaimo joined the Army Air Corps and became a fighter pilot in World War II. He was shot down over Holland and imprisoned by the Germans in the camp later made famous by the film The Great Escape. Following the war he attended Emory University Law School, subsequently practicing law in Atlanta and Brunswick. In 1971, he was appointed U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of Georgia, and in 1972 presided over the Guthrie v. Evans prison reform case. In 1976, he was made Chief Judge of the District, a post he held until 1990.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Richard B. Russell Library Oral History Documentary collection, 1986-2006http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL175OHD-ead.xmlPrisons--Law and legislation--GeorgiaWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narrativesJudges--Georgia--InterviewsUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaePrisoners of warPrisons--Law and legislationEmory University. School of LawWorld War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--InterviewsJudgesGeorgiaA life of public service : a conversation with Anthony A. Alaimo, 04 March 2005.MovingImage