Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material George Clark Copeland Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 714th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: San Antonio, Texas; Harlingen, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Blythe, California; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/39494
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About this Item
Title
- George Clark Copeland Collection
Names
- U.S. House of Representatives/Roy Blunt
- Blunt, Roy
- Owen Aldridge
- Copeland, George Clark
- Hamilton, Jerry
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Copeland, George Clark
- - 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: 714th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: San Antonio, Texas; Harlingen, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Blythe, California; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was shot down on 6/18/1944.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-09-17; 2006-01-11)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2000)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/39494
Cite as
- George Clark Copeland Collection (AFC/2001/001/39494), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Blythe, California
- European Theater
- Harlingen, Texas
- Lowry Field, Colorado
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Antonio, Texas
- Sheppard Field, Texas