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Title	Oral history interview with Stanley Kaufman recorded 2007 Dec. 4
Description	Interview conducted by Jane Natoli. Stanley Kaufman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 at the age of 19. He went to basic training in Fort Monmouth, NJ for six months, at which time he also went to school to learn radio equipment repair for the signal corps. He was then sent to Tennessee for maneuvers, before being transferred to New Orleans. In New Orleans, he learned to repair and maintain aircraft equipment. He was then transferred to Mobile, Ala. where he became a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps. As part of the Air corps, Kaufman was part of a specialized aircraft repair unit. This unit was part of Operation Ivory Soap, an operation where aircraft repair was entirely housed on converted liberty ships. Their purpose was to assist in setting up air strips on islands in the Pacific that were recently won from the Japanese. Their first assignment was on the island of Saipan. Their next assignment was in Iwo Jima, where they anchored in just a few weeks after the battle had started. The ship was under fire on a routine basis, but Kaufman notes how lucky they were on the ship despite the attacks. The men in the aircraft repair unit stayed on board for 13 months, before setting up on Iwo Jima after the atomic bomb was dropped. Kaufman returned home, and was discharged in January of 1946. When he arrived home, he got a job as a radio repairman for G. Fox, because of the experience he received in the army, and married the girl that he wrote letters to daily while in the Pacific.
Coverage	1942-1946
Date Original	12/04/2007
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	0:52:14
Contributors	Natoli, Jane L.
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	VHP2007/10
Creator/Owner	Kaufman, Stanley
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army Air Corps
Unit of Service	2nd Aircraft Repair Unit
Rank	Sergeant
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews United States. Army Air Corps B-29 bomber World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Iwo Jima Liberty ships
Geographic Location	Fort Monmouth (N.J.) Saipan Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
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	Stanley Kaufman Papers. VHP2007/10. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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