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Title	Oral history interview with Steven J. Cavallari recorded on 2005 Apr. 15
Description	Interview conducted by Vincent Roche. Cavallari was born in Italy near Lake Garda and moved to the United States at age 17, arriving on Thanksgiving Day, 1935. He was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in early 1942. On the day he travelled to Fort Devens (MA) to begin his service, he took a spoon from the Bond Hotel in Hartford, which he has held onto for good luck ever since. Cavallari was then sent to Miami Beach for basic training, where the Army Air Corps established quarters at the Flamingo Hotel. From there he was transferred to Alabama, where he became the personal driver for an officer on the base. His unit was shipped to Amberely Field in Australia in a large convoy that departed from San Francisco. His unit then became part of a semi-permanent base that the Air Corps set up in Nadzab, New Guinea. Cavallari's duties on the base included driving trucks to deliver supplies as well as bartending in the officers' club. His unit was also sent to Moratai Island off of New Guinea for a time where they experienced heavy bombing from the Japanese, which resulted in a high number of casualties. It was also during this period that Cavallari met his wife while on leave in Australia, and they married during his third period of leave to Australia. He returned to the United States in August of 1945, immediately hopping a train to Avon, CT. Cavallari found work at the Fuller Brush Company in Hartford just seven days after his return, and worked there for the next 30 years. He joined the VFW in Avon, CT, and still keeps in touch with a small group of friends he made overseas. *Please note there is a twenty-five second period of static at 1:00:19, but the interview does continue for the remaining four minutes.
Coverage	1942-1945
Date Original	04/15/2005
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:04:32
Contributors	Roche, Vincent E.
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
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	VHP2005/3.IVa
Creator/Owner	Cavallari, Steven J.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army Air Corps United States. Army Air Force
Unit of Service	United States. Army Air Corps. 360th Air Service Group.
Rank	Private 1st Class
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews United States. Army Air Corps Military -- Leaves and furloughs War brides -- Australia Charms
Geographic Location	Fort Devens (Mass.) Miami Beach (Fla.) New Guinea Clark Field (Philippines) Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Biak Island (Indonesia) Brisbane (Qld.)
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	Steven J. Cavallari Papers. VHP2005/3. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research
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