- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with J. Gerard Kwilecki, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 1998 October 27
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 1998-10-27
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--North Africa
World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Anzio
World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Salerno
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Personal narratives - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Gerard Kwilecki recounts his WWII experiences as officer in aerial operations of Naval Intelligence developing amphibious landing operations for battles in Sicily, Anzio and Salerno for which he received the Bronze Star. 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:
- 31052005372549
https://youtu.be/ScelbGjw9F4 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_scelbgjw9f4
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_scelbgjw9f4
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- J. Gerard Kwilecki
- Extent:
- 66 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
