Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource James Lawrence Free Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 457th Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia; St. Petersburg, Florida; Clearwater Beach, Florida; Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi; Long Beach, California; Kingman, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; Ephrata, Washington; Rapid City, South Dakota; Orlando and Brooksville, Florida; Wendover, Utah; Grand Island, Nebraska; Maine; England; Northern Ireland; Nancy, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Krems, Austria; Inn River, Switzerland
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/34871
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Title
- James Lawrence Free Collection
Names
- James M. Buxton
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Governor David Emanuel Chapter, Swainsboro, Georgia
- Jack Atkinson
- Free, James Lawrence
- Bolton, Virginia Faulkner
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Free, James Lawrence
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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: 457th Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia; St. Petersburg, Florida; Clearwater Beach, Florida; Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi; Long Beach, California; Kingman, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; Ephrata, Washington; Rapid City, South Dakota; Orlando and Brooksville, Florida; Wendover, Utah; Grand Island, Nebraska; Maine; England; Northern Ireland; Nancy, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Krems, Austria; Inn River, Switzerland
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-03-31; 2005-04-04)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005)
- Photograph: Digital print [13 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-2005)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2005; 2005-08-01)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/34871
Cite as
- James Lawrence Free Collection (AFC/2001/001/34871), 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
- Clearwater Beach, Florida
- England
- Ephrata, Washington
- Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Grand Island, Nebraska
- Inn River, Switzerland
- Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Kingman, Arizona
- Krems, Austria
- Long Beach, California
- Maine
- Nancy, France
- Northern Ireland
- Orlando and Brooksville, Florida
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Wendover, Utah