R. Marlowe Harper interview, 2009

Creator:
Virginia Military Institute. Adams Center for Military History
Extent:
2 items
Biographical / historical:

R. Marlowe Harper was attending the University of Alabama when he was drafted in 1942. He was trained in radar and was ground crew member for the B-29 bomber, maintaining the gun laying set. Harper spend the last 8 months of World War II on Guam, where he supported missions bombing oil refineries in Japan. He was attached to the 20th Air Force, 15th Bomb Wing, 21st Squadron.

Physical facet:
Transcript (5 pages) and audio (duration 00:01:21)

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Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
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