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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ray T. Matheny interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331263]
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

Ray T. Matheny papers, approximately 1942-2016

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8970 Series 1
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, including two pieces of barbed wire from the camp (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...
Dates: approximately 1942-2016