Richard W. Holmes Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

5th Troop Carrier Squadron

Location of Service

Lawson Field, Fort Benning, Georgia; Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a crew chief on a C-47 aircraft, conducting pre-flight checks and aircraft maintenance.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

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

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/78787

Subjects:

Holmes, Richard W.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Richard W. Holmes Collection
(AFC/2001/001/78787), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress