Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material James Dale Goings Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 548th Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, 3rd Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Wendover Field, Utah; Spokane, Washington; Nebraska; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Great Ashfield, England; Switzerland; Santa Monica, California; Midlands, Texas
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/64912
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About this Item
Title
- James Dale Goings Collection
Names
- Gallager, Robert W.
- Maris Grove Veterans Club
- Lembo, Larry
- Goings, James Dale
Home State
- Pennsylvania
Headings
- - Goings, James Dale
- - 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
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 548th Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, 3rd Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Wendover Field, Utah; Spokane, Washington; Nebraska; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Great Ashfield, England; Switzerland; Santa Monica, California; Midlands, Texas
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran 's crew was selected to train on radar equipped for B-17 planes for the month of 3/1944. Their crew was the lead plane for nine missions with the 333rd Squadron of the 94th Bomb Group. Veteran flew 26 missions overall with the 8th Air Force.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-03-24; 2008-03-27)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2012-07-17; 2012-07-17)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/64912
Cite as
- James Dale Goings Collection (AFC/2001/001/64912), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Fort DIX, New Jersey
- Great Ashfield, England
- Midlands, Texas
- Nebraska
- Santa Monica, California
- Spokane, Washington
- Switzerland
- Wendover Field, Utah