Jimmie L. Gill World War II Interview

Jimmie L. Gill World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Army.

United States. Air Force -- History.

Jimmie L. Gill served as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps (Air Transport Command) from 1942 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on May 10, 2006, Gill talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Gill was born on March 3, 1924, in Benton, Kansas. He enlisted in the Air Corps after graduating high school in 1942. He served as C.B.I. Hump pilot during the Hump Operation. He accrued 750 flying hours and completed 96 missions. Gill received a Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, two Oak Leaf clusters, several other medals. Following the war, he joined the Reserve. He worked at Standard Oil for 36 years, before retiring in 1982. Gill passed away on August 11, 2011.

Gill, Jimmie L.

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-05-10

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/gill-jim-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=jimmie-gill&pid=181052556&fhid=24990

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211946

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Gill_Jim WWII Interview

China

India

1942 - 1946

Johnston, Pattie

Gill, Jimmie L.

Lawrence (Kan.)

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1:19:31

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