Synopsis of oral history interview with Arpad J. Ostheimer

              Mr. Arpad J. Ostheimer
U.S. Air Force
Korean War
Born: January 21, 1929
Interviewed by Marcy Cain on October 7, 2009
01:04 Discusses first assignment in Japan as occupation person, Itazuki until Korean War broke out
01:54 Enlisted in the Air Force in 1947 to get an education
03:03 Training experience
04:45 At Itazuki when War broke out
05:40 Worked as assistant crew chief on P51, then F80 (maintenance)
06:55 In Korea under combat conditions
08:08 Got shot twice in a jeep; Black doctor cured his skin afflictions
11:10 Served in an integrated unit; story to tell; saved someone’s life
14:00 Staying in touch with his family back home in Long Island, NY
16:00 Daily life; peacetime in Japan a very good setup; midnight chow!
17:00 Korean War; suicides occur
18:31 Stars and Stripes the only information source
20:17 In Korea for about a year; the fleeing fifth
21:11 Never took leave during War
TAPE STOPS AND RECORDS AGAIN
00:33 We drank too much
01:50 Stationed at Westover AFB, flight simulator, 1951 shipped back from Korea
04:20 Spent over six years in the Air Force; saved money and bought his first car, 1951 chevy for $1,500
05:27 Took college courses while at Westover