| Title |
Blain S. Gailey, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann, October 24, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 607 |
| Alternative Title |
Blain S. Gailey, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Gailey, Blain S., 1923- |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Bahlmann, Benjamin J. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-10-24 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Iceland; England; Germany |
| Subject |
Gailey, Blain S., 1923-2004--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe, Northern--Personal narratives, American; Bomber pilots--Biography |
| Keywords |
Army Air Corps |
| Description |
Transcript (52 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with Blain S. Gailey on October 24, 2002. From tape number 607 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Gailey (b. 1923) discusses growing up in Syracuse, Utah. He was inducted into the Army Air Corps. in February 1943. He describes his boot camp experiences at Buckley Field, Colorado, and Kingman, Arizona. Following bombardier training, he was commissioned as second Lieutenant. He flew with his company to Reykjavik, Iceland ,and then onto England. He discusses his experiences as a bombardier on thirty flight missions. Mr. Gailey returned home May 1945. He was stationed in Santa Monica, California, and then enrolled in flight school until the end of the conflict with Japan when he was discharged.Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlman. 52 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
52 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63r2vzp |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American; Bomber pilots |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1028690 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63r2vzp |
