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Ray T. Matheny interview

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Identifier: MSS SC 3195
Scope and Contents

Transcripts of interviews and oral histories probably recorded in 1983. Matheny flew on a B-17 on combat missions over France and Germany during World War II. He was shot down over Germany in January 1944 and was a prisoner of war until the end of the conflict.

Dates: 1983

Ted Weaver interview

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Identifier: MSS SC 3176
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Martin Peterson on 26 Jan. 1985 for the Ray Hillam military history project. Weaver was from Idaho when he was drafted into the United States Army in 1941 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He later served with the Army Air Corps as a cadet. People respected his Mormon ethics when he refused to drink alcohol with them. He was deployed in England in 1944. He said 25% of the planes were being shot down on each...
Dates: 1985 January 26

G. Easton Brown interview

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Identifier: MSS SC 3179
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview conducted by Clayton Dahle on 3 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Brown served as a gunner for the United States Army Air Corps and flew combat missions against the Japanese. He was shot down and captured by the Japanese. Even though he was starved and tortured, he managed to survive. He said that the United States participation in World War II was justified.

Dates: 1985 July 3

Ray T. Matheny family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8970
Scope and Contents Records and correspondence regarding Ray Matheny's World War II service in the Army Air Corps as a B-17 flight crew engineer, dating from 1942 to 2016. Also Matheny's research records regarding World War II relating to his service (1942-1944) and time as a POW at Stalag XVII-B (1944-1945). Later email correspondence generated in the 1990’s and early 2000’s regarding POW reunions and research for Matheny's book “Rite of Passage” is also present as well as papers and emails garnered from...
Dates: approximately 1929-2016

Ben Bahlmann interviews

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Identifier: MSS 3006
Scope and Contents

Transcripts and audiocassette recordings of interviews with World War II veterans. Interviews were conducted by Ben Bahlmann between 1998 and 2000.

Dates: 1998-2000