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Oral history interview with Adelard F. Dusseault recorded 2007 May 1
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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Adelard
F
.
Dusseault
recorded
2007
May
1
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Nathan
Ferrance
.
Adelard
Dusseault
enlisted
in the
United
States
Air
Force
in the
spring
of
1953
. He
went
to
basic
training
at
Sampson
Air
Force
Base
in
New
York
. From there he was
transferred
to
Lackland
Air
Force
Base
(Texas)
to
join
the
air
force
cadet
program
(this
was
prior
to the
establishment
of the
Air
Force
Academy)
. He
passed
all
the
aptitude
test
required
to
start
navigator
training
,
however
, the
air
force
had a
rule
that
cadets
could
not be
married
.
Dusseault
had
gotten
married
on a
leave
between
New
York
and
Texas
, and was not
aware
of the
rule
. He
unfortunately
was
asked
to
leave
the
cadet
program
, but was
offered
a
chance
to
train
as a
meteorologist
,
which
he
describes
as the
“second
best
option”
given
to him. He
trained
as a
Weather
Observer
in
Illinois
for
about
six
months
before
his
graduation
. His
first
assignment
was at
Eglin
Air
Force
Base
in
Florida
. He
describes
the
base
in
Florida
as
civilian-like
, he was
able
to
live
in
housing
on
base
with his
wife
and
child
, and
it
was an
enjoyable
job
. He
received
his
overseas
orders
in
July
of
1954
, and he was
stationed
in
Iceland
for a
year
.
Dusseault
was
part
of a
base
that
shared
its
space
with the
international
airport
. He
describes
Iceland
has a
bit
of
adjustment
because
of the
24
hours
of
darkness
experienced
during
the
winter
.
When
his
year
in
Iceland
was
up
, he was
stationed
again
in
Texas
, at
Goodfellow
Air
Force
Base
. The
day
he and his
family
left
Connecticut
for
Texas
was
memorable
for him,
because
it
was the
same
day
that the
first
rains
of the
“flood
of
55”
fell
in his
hometown
. In
Texas
he
obtained
his
private
pilot’s
license
.
When
he was
discharged
in
1957
, he and his
family
moved
back
to
Connecticut
. He
bought
a
small
airplane
just
after
receiving
his
first
paycheck
, and
after
building
up
his
flight
time
over
a
period
of
two
years
, he
used
the
GI
Bill
to
train
for his
commercial
pilot’s
license
. He
became
a
commercial
flight
instructor
, and he and his
brother
owned
the
second
largest
flight
school
in
New
England
until
his
retirement
.
Coverage
1953-1957
Date Original
05/01/2007
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
1:07:08
Contributors
Ferrance, Nathan
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Access Restrictions and Permissions
No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier
VHP2007/8
Creator/Owner
Dusseault, Adelard F.
War or Conflict
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service
United States. Air Force
Unit of Service
Weather
Observer
Rank
Weather
Observer
Status
Veteran
Subject
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
United States. Air Force
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American
Military meteorology
Floods -- Connecticut
Geographic Location
Sampson Air Force Base (NY)
Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.)
Keflavik (Iceland)
Eglin Air Force Base (Fla.)
Illinois
Publisher
Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language
eng
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Citation
Adelard F. Dusseault Papers. VHP2007/8. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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