James Otis Handy Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

James Otis Handy

State of Birth:

MD

Home State:

DE

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1940-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

99th Fighter Squadron

Location of Service

Africa; Italy; European Theater

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Interviewer:

Thomas Healy

Contributor:

Thomas Healy

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Delaware Project- Voices of World War II

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/48905

Subjects:

Handy, James Otis

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

James Otis Handy Collection
(AFC/2001/001/48905), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress