Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing William Modie Robinson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 703rd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Mineral Wells, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Honey Grove, Texas; Kelly Field, Texas; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Las Vegas, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho; Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Topeka, Kansas; West Palm Beach, Florida; Wales; Stone, and Tibenham, England; Mersberg, Overrussel, Wetzler, Grosstychow, Black March, and Sweren, Germany; Rehms, France; LaHarve, France; Camp Shanks, New Jersey; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/24711
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About this Item
Title
- William Modie Robinson Collection
Names
- Linn, Dorotha
- Daughters of the American Revolution, George Blakey Chapter
- Robinson, William Modie
- Roberts, Melinda
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Robinson, William Modie
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 703rd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Mineral Wells, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Honey Grove, Texas; Kelly Field, Texas; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Las Vegas, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho; Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Topeka, Kansas; West Palm Beach, Florida; Wales; Stone, and Tibenham, England; Mersberg, Overrussel, Wetzler, Grosstychow, Black March, and Sweren, Germany; Rehms, France; LaHarve, France; Camp Shanks, New Jersey; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2005-02-23)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2005-02-23)
- Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Portrait (collected 1945-06)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1997)
- Video: S-VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-02-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/24711
Cite as
- William Modie Robinson Collection (AFC/2001/001/24711), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Shanks, New Jersey
- European Theater
- Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
- Kelly Field, Texas
- Laharve, France
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mersberg, Overrussel, Wetzler, Grosstychow, Black March, and Sweren, Germany
- Mineral Wells, Texas
- Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Rehms, France
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Antonio, Honey Grove, Texas
- Sheppard Field, Texas
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Stone, and Tibenham, England
- Topeka, Kansas
- Wales
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Wichita Falls, Texas