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Horner, Henry “Hap” b. 1924: Video interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-H785

Scope and Contents

“Hap” Horner discusses his enlistment and experience as a long-range B-29 crew member in the Pacific Theatre in WWII. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and other awards for his service. He describes his reaction to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and discusses President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese mainland.

2 video DVDs, 1 tape, 90 mins., 72 pp. Interview by John L. Garner, 2006 See collateral file – Scanned pictures of crew members, maps

Dates

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Extent

5.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Interview and Memoir in Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,2482

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Repository Details

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