William Baum 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

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

Squadron H, 2509th Army Air Force Base Unit (AAFBU)

Location of Service

Camp Upton, New York; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington; Amarillo Air Base, Texas; Santa Ana, California; Kingman, Arizona; Big Spring, Texas; Drew Field, Tampa, Florida

Highest Rank

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [0 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [9 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files

Interviewer:

Joseph Clements

Contributor:

Annette Gray

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Douglas County History Research Center, Douglas County Libraries

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/86820

Subjects:

Baum, William

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

William Baum Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86820), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress