David E. McKee World War II Interview

Dublin Core

Title

David E. McKee World War II Interview

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
United States -- History, Military.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
United States. Army. Air Corps -- History.

Description

David McKee was a flight instructor in the Army Primary Flight program during the Second World War. He was also a member of the Air Corps Reserve. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 10, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, McKee talked about his experiences training Army pilots during the war years. McKee was born on August 12, 1920, in St. Joe, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Kansas. He attended Aviation Cadet School and joined the Air Corps Reserve. He then attended Civilian Pilot Training and became a primary flight instructor at Mustang Field in El Reno, Oklahoma. After the flight school closed in 1945, he flew for the TWA until June 1947. McKee passed away on December 4, 2010.

Creator

McKee, David E.

Source

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

Publisher

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

Date

2003-09-10

Contributor

Johnston, Pattie
Kansas State Historical Society

Rights

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. 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/

Relation

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/mc-kee-interview
The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
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

Format

MP4

Language

eng

Type

Oral History

Identifier

McKee Interview

Coverage

El Reno (Okla.)
1941 - 1945

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Johnston, Pattie

Interviewee

McKee, David

Location

Lawrence (Kan.)

Original Format

VHS

Duration

1:03:35

Bit Rate/Frequency

317 kbit/s (audio)
100091 kbit/s (video)

Citation

McKee, David E., “David E. McKee World War II Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed March 29, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1777.

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