Kenneth B. Stetson Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

874th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force

Location of Service

Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); El Centro, California; Roswell, New Mexico; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Major

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Veteran served as a B-29 aircraft commander and participated in 30 missions over Japan.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/80824

Subjects:

Stetson, Kenneth B.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Kenneth B. Stetson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/80824), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress