- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Stephen King, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 2003 January 25
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2003-01-25
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Personal narratives
United States. Army. Air Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--India
World War, 1939-1945--Burma
World War, 1939-1945--China
Douglas DC-4 (Transport plane) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Stephen King recounts his WWII experiences as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, his training and flying transport planes (C-109 and C-54) from bases in India, over the Himalayan mountains carrying aviation fuel to bases in China. After the surrender of Japan, he transported Chinese nationalist troops to Shanghai to help China regain control of its territory. Funding for the SWGRL WWII Veterans Project provided by the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust. Funding for digitization of the interviews provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- 31052006348316
https://youtu.be/oK0c14m_iNI - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_ok0c14m-ini
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_ok0c14m-ini
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Stephen King
- Extent:
- 47 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
