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Richard Lewis transcript, 1942-1945, Date accessioned: 2005-01-18

 

Summary

Creator:
Lewis, Richard, 1922-2016
Brock, Julia
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard Lewis transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-0119

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Richard Lewis who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 in the European Theatre. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Lewis details his missions on a B-24 Bomber and B-17 Bomber during World War II and briefly describes his service in the Korean War.

Biographical / historical:

Born in Arkansas City, Kansas on April 2, 1922, Richard Lewis enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 18, 1942 where he served as a pilot of both B-24 and B-17 bombers where he flew flew 35 combat missions in the European Theater. Richard Lewis returned to service during the Korean War where he flew transport missions. He passed away at the age of 94 on November 12, 2016.

Custodial history:

Transcript provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History.

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard Lewis transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-0119

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