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Charles Diedling transcript, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 02/02/2004, bulk 1944

 

Summary

Creator:
Diedling, Charles
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Charles Diedling Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0053.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains an oral history transcript of Staff Sergeant Charles Diedling, a flight engineer on a B-24 with the 460th Bomb Group at Spinazola, Italy. Charles Diedling discusses his training as a flight engineer and waist gunner for the B-24 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi and Loredo AFB, Texas.  In June of 1944, he was assigned to the 460th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force in Spinazola, Italy. Diedling was shot down over Germany becoming a prisoner of war.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Diedling served his country during WWII as a flight engineer on B-24 bombers, flying combat missions over Germany and other European countries. On August 7th, 1944 his plane was shot down during a battle with enemy fighters. He was wounded and captured by German forces. During the winter of 1945, he and other POW's were force-marched across Germany. This march lasted 86 days and covered 600 miles, resulting in the deaths of many incarcerated persons. After the war, he met and married Frances Albrecht.

Acquisition information:

Charles Diedling

Donation

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Arrangement:

Creator

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Works in this collection are protected by copyright. Re-use or copying of these works beyond Fair Use may require permission from rights-holders.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Charles Diedling Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0053.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA