Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource George Lim Poy Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/91012
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About this Item
Title
- George Lim Poy Collection
Names
- Osborne, Julie
- Yankee Air Museum
- Poy, George Lim
- Hoffman, Jeff
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Poy, George Lim
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Asian
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as the lead navigator in B-24 aircraft named "Drunkard's Dream". He flew on 27 missions.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011; 2011-03)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [7 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1955)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1955)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2012-07-05; 2012-07-05)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2011; 2017-03-28)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/91012
Cite as
- George Lim Poy Collection (AFC/2001/001/91012), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Hamilton Field, California
- Mindoro (Philippines)
- New Guinea
- Pacific Theater