Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing William Miller Behrns Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 459th Fighter Squadron
- Location of Service: California; Arizona; Washington; Burma; Assam, India, China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4634
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About this Item
Title
- William Miller Behrns Collection
Names
- Davis, Dwight Merritt
- Behrns, William Miller
- Aerospace Museum of California
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Behrns, William Miller
- - 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
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 459th Fighter Squadron
- Location of Service: California; Arizona; Washington; Burma; Assam, India, China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a fighter pilot flying P-38 aircraft and flew 104 combat missions.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-08-18; 2008-09-10)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-10-10; 2008-09-10)
- Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [4 items] -- (collected 1943)
- Video: Hi8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-08-18; 2005)
- Video: Hi8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-10-10; 2003)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/4634
Cite as
- William Miller Behrns Collection (AFC/2001/001/4634), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video