Ray Perry Greenwood, Jr. interview, approximately 2001

File — Box: 31, Folder: 16

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 744

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Material contains a transcribed interview with Ray Perry Greenwood, Jr. regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II beginning in 1943. Talks about flying P-47s and the difficulty he had killing other men. Describes a particular bombing mission over France where he had to abandon his plane, hide in a ditch, and receive treatment from a neighboring French family and their doctor. Explains his feelings at the end of the war. Talks about his testimony, his blessings, and his children. Finally describes a model of a P-47 that he flew. Dated approximately 2001.

Dates

approximately 2001

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Saints at War Project records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.