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William F. Clutterham, circa 1935-2012

 

Summary

Extent:
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], William F. Clutterham, 98.0154, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-98-0154

Background

Scope and content:

William Clutterman was a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron (ERS) of the US Army Air Corps. He was a B-17 pilot from his enlistment in Nov. 1942 to his discharge on Dec. 24, 1945. His typed memoir includes his experience of basic training, flight training, overseas posting on Manila and Okinawa, witnessing the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from 30 miles away aboard a B-17, and his discharge. As a pilot in the ERS, his duties included flying a plane with a 27-foot boat underneath which was dropped to rescue downed fliers. His account is based on his own memories and written after 1994. The memoir includes copies of personal photographs and the collection includes his Veteran's Questionnaire.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], William F. Clutterham, 98.0154, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-98-0154

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