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Oral history interview with Floyd W. Smith recorded 2010 Mar. 10

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Title	Oral history interview with Floyd W. Smith recorded 2010 Mar. 10
Description	Interview conducted by John Schuller. Floyd W. Smith enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in early 1943, while in his first semester at college. He went to basic training in Miami Beach, Fla. where the barracks were in a large hotel. Smith was transferred to Denver, Co. to learn about the operation of B-24 aircraft, and Panama City, Fla. for aerial gunner training. He joined a 10 man crew that flew over to North Africa and began flying missions over the Mediterranean. On his 15th mission the plane was shot down by German fighters, and crash landed near the Black Sea. The crew was taken in as POW’s in Turkey, where they stayed until the American Embassy found them a way out. When they arrived back in Italy, they were sent back to the United States to complete their service time there. Smith ended up doing a number of other assignments in the U.S. including working as firefighter in Oregon and processing POW’s in a facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was discharged in late 1945 and returned to Maine to finish college and work on his father’s farm before moving to Connecticut to take a job at Pratt and Whitney.
Coverage	1943-1945
Date Original	03/10/2010
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:20:43
Contributors	Schuller, John
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	VHP2010/24
Creator/Owner	Smith, Floyd W.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army Air Force
Unit of Service	1983 SCU Prisoner of War Camp
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy Prisoners of war Flight crews
Geographic Location	Miami Beach (Fla.) Algiers (Algeria) Bari (Italy) Sicily (Italy) Turkey
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	Floyd W. Smith Papers. VHP2010/24. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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