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Oral history interview with Martin Gonzales recorded on 2009 Nov. 13
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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Martin
Gonzales
recorded
on
2009
Nov
.
13
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Eileen
Hurst
.
Martin
Gonzales
was
drafted
into the
U.S
.
Army
while
working
in a
shipyard
in
Los
Angeles
, Ca. He
went
to
Miami
Beach
,
Fla
. for
basic
training
, and then
tested
into
Officer
Candidate
School
. He
did
not
want
to
go
for
officer
training
, and
instead
was
placed
in the
Army
Air
Force
to be
trained
as an on
board
engineer
and
martin
turret
gunner
on
B-24’s
. He
joined
the
rest
of his
crew
in
Tucson
,
Ariz
. in
1944
and
flew
overseas
to
Bari
,
Italy
.
While
overseas
,
Gonzales
flew
over
20
official
missions
, and
countless
other
non-official
flights
. He was
discharged
in
1945
,
after
the
war
in
Europe
ended
. He
went
home
to
Texas
, and then
later
moved
to
California
,
where
he
worked
as an
inspector
for
United
Airlines
and
Air
General
Corp
.
During
the
interview
he
discusses
being
reunited
with
James
Hurst
, the
pilot
of his
crew
.
Hurst’s
interview
can
also be
found
in this
collection
.
Coverage
1943-1945
Date Original
11/13/2009
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
00:42:42
Contributors
Hurst, Eileen
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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
VHP2009/38
Creator/Owner
Gonzales, Martin
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service
United States. Army Air Force
Unit of Service
15th
Air
Force
.
Squadron
T-301
Base
Unit
.
Rank
Staff
Sergeant
Status
Veteran
Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- California -- Interviews
B-24 bomber
United States. Air Force
Geographic Location
Bari (Italy)
Miami Beach (Fla.)
Tucson (Ariz.)
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
Martin Gozales Papers. VHP2009/38. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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