James Milton Harper Interview (2007)
World War II Oral Histories
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Tunis, Tunisia, Foggia, Italy
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2007-09-11
Duration: 00:12:36
Subjects: Harper, James Milton | World War II | Military | Veterans | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives | United States. Army. Air Corps | Military education | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
Contributors:
- Ready, Crystal Interviewer
- Harper, James Milton Interviewee
Description
An oral history interview conducted on September 11, 2007, with James Milton Harper, a member of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He discusses: his training; his deployment to Tunis, Tunisia, in North Africa; his first mission over Foggia, Italy, which lasted two hours; his group’s transfer to Foggia; his subsequent bombing raids; and his trip home from the war.