Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Max Whitaker Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 4th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th Air Force
- Location of Service: Arkadelphia, Arkansas; San Antonio and Eagle Pass, Texas; Chickasha, Oklahoma; Winfield, Kansas; Luzon, Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Formosa; Japan; Pacific Theater; Nadzab, New Guinea
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/72986
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About this Item
Title
- Max Whitaker Collection
Names
- Augusta Richmond County Historical Society
- Tilt, William M.
- Whitaker, Max
- Gehle, Frederick P.
Home State
- South Carolina
Headings
- - Whitaker, Max
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
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: 4th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th Air Force
- Location of Service: Arkadelphia, Arkansas; San Antonio and Eagle Pass, Texas; Chickasha, Oklahoma; Winfield, Kansas; Luzon, Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Formosa; Japan; Pacific Theater; Nadzab, New Guinea
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a gunnery instructor, a fighter pilot in P-40 and P-51 aircraft, and as a flight officer.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-01-14)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/72986
Cite as
- Max Whitaker Collection (AFC/2001/001/72986), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- Chickasha, Oklahoma
- Formosa
- Japan
- Luzon, Philippines
- Nadzab, New Guinea
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific Theater
- San Antonio and Eagle Pass, Texas
- Winfield, Kansas