Peter William Vanace Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group

Location of Service

Nashville, Tennessee; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Selman Field, Louisiana; Pyote, Texas; England; France; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

France, Germany

Highest Rank

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Veteran was a lead navigator for a B-17 bomber and completed 33 missions over Europe.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photographs

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Sheryl Collins

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/76804

Subjects:

Vanace, Peter William

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Peter William Vanace Collection
(AFC/2001/001/76804), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress