EJ Armstrong Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

524th Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Location of Service

Kimbolton, England; RAF Ipswich, England; Cluntoe, Northern Ireland; Muroc Dry Lake Army Air Force Base [Edwards Air Force Base], California

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a top turret gunner and flight engineer on a B-17 and went on 33 missions over Europe.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Michael Finke

Interviewer:

Julian Carter

Interviewer:

Nick Glenn

Contributor:

Vicki DeWitt

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/79942

Subjects:

Armstrong, EJ

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

EJ Armstrong Collection
(AFC/2001/001/79942), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress