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Title	Oral history interview with Caleb Penniman recorded on 2009 Jan. 15.
Description	Interview conducted by Jim Lyko. Caleb Penniman enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force just after graduating high school in 1943. Since he was found to be color blind, he was unable to be a pilot, but was accepted to be part of a B-24 crew. He went to Aerial gunner school in Arlington, Texas, and met his crew in Los Angeles shortly after graduating. Because he had pneumonia, and was hospitalized for three weeks, he fell behind in his training and had to be assigned a new crew. Penniman notes how lucky he felt that he was assigned a new crew, because his first assigned crew was shot down in combat with no survivors. The crew flew out of Hamilton Field in San Francisco, and landed on the strip at Nadzab in New Guinea. A normal day that the crew experienced when they had a mission (which were very long, generally lasting up to 14 hours) woke up early, received one real egg for breakfast, and then they were briefed on what their target for the mission was. Many times on the plane, they would listen to Tokyo Rose’s radio show in the Pacific. When the crew was grounded, they often experienced air raids three times a day. In July of 1945, Penniman had accrued enough combat points to be sent home. After arriving on the West Coast, he took the train back to Fort Dix, for terminal leave. The day he arrived at Fort Dix, was the same day that the second of the atomic bombs was dropped on Nagasaki. Penniman was discharged permanently after his leave.
Coverage	1943-1945
Date Original	01/15/2009
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:24:10
Contributors	Lyko, Jim
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	VHP2009/15
Creator/Owner	Penniman, Caleb
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army Air Force
Unit of Service	27th Squadron, 5th Wing, 13th Air Force; 868th Bombardment Squadron
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area B-24 bomber United States. Air Force -- Aerial gunners Tokyo Rose, 1916-2006
Geographic Location	Fort Dix (N.J.) Scott Air Force Base (Ill.) New Guinea Biak Island (Indonesia) Palau Borneo Surabaya (Indonesia)
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	Caleb Penniman Papers. VHP2009/15. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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