United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Bommarito, ArleneBabb, Casper Roy2002-01-2500:00:00 - Introduction to C. Roy Babb (Casper Roy Babb). | 00:01:48 - Babb answers the question "Do you remember where you were when you heard about Pearl Harbor?" | 00:02:50 - Babb answers the question "What was it like when you went down to enlist?" | 00:08:45 - Babb discusses what his family thought about the war and his enrollment. | 00:10:47 - Babb describes his impression of Savannah, Georgia in early 1942 and the beginnings of the the Eighth Air Force. | 00:11:52 - Babb discusses deployment to England. | 00:14:00 - Babb discusses his rank, promotions, and enrollment in officer school. | 00:15:48 - Babb discusses training in Savannah for the four month period of January to April 1942. | 00:19:42 - Babb discusses how troops were transported from Savannah, Georgia, to their destination in England. | 00:20:32 - Babb describes Nazi submarine attack in Iceland. | 00:23:25 - Reception of the first arrival of American soldiers in England 1942. | 00:25:19 - Babb experiences German air raids in High Wycombe and London, England. | 00:26:30 - Babb discusses returning to the United States so that he could train to become an officer. | 00:28:37 - Babb discusses returning to England after completing his training to become an officer. | 00:32:01 - Babb discusses joining the 94th Bomb Group in Bury St. Edmunds, England. | 00:42:56 - Babb describes the experience, as an officer, of losing soldiers and planes. | 00:44:46 - Babb describes his experience in the Battle of the Bulge. | 00:46:44 - Babb discusses receiving D-Day plans. | 00:49:25 - Babb discusses time off for soldiers, and a visit from Glenn Miller's band. | 00:53:33 - Babb discusses coming back to the United States after the war in November 1945. | Notes from file: Tape Label/ID number: 2003.1662.001. Transferred from VHS. Migration notes: gen tc (DF zero based), 4 ch audio, starts/ends in black, proxy file is 16bit audio. Encoder: Metus 7video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/World War, 1939-1945--Personal narrativesUnited States. Army Air ForcesUnited States. Army. Air CorpsUnited States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th--HistoryUnited States. Air Force--History--World War, 1939-1945Oral historyUnited States. Air Force--HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945--Veterans--InterviewsDepressions--1929--United StatesWorld War, 1939-1945Military service, Voluntary--United StatesPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941World War, 1939-1945--Public opinionSavannah (Ga.)--HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, BritishGreat Britain. Royal Air ForceBasic training (Military education)A-20 (Bomber)Dating (Social customs)Submarines (Ships)--Germany; Submarine warfareWorld War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, GermanWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--IcelandWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, GermanBombing, Aerial--Great Britain; Civil defense--Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945--Great BritainQueen Elizabeth (Ship)Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8thUnited States. Army Air Forces--Officers--Training ofWorld War, 1939-1945--CasualtiesWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operationsArdennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--BelgiumWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--LuxembourgWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--NormandyWorld War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United StatesWorld War, 1939-1945--CommunicationsUnited States--Military relationsGlenn Miller OrchestraSoldiers--Recreation--United States--History--20th centuryMilitary morale--United States--History--20th centuryArmed Forces--Military lifeMilitary moraleSoldiers--Recreation World War, 1939-1945--ArmisticesWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945--VeteransLiberty shipsC. Roy Babb (Casper Roy Babb) January 25, 2002MovingImage