Oral History Interview with Shuford M. Alexander, Jr., December 2, 1999
Description:
Interview with engineer and Army Air Forces veteran Shuford M. Alexander, Jr. The interview includes Alexander's personal experiences about being a fighter pilot in Italy during World War II, basic training, flight training, various assignments and transfers, Operation STRANGLE, being shot down by flak over Piacenza, and being rescued by Italian partisans. Additionally, Alexander talks about his link-up with a British A-4 Mission and his attempt to reach Allied lines, his betrayal by a German a…
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Date:
December 2, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Alexander, Shuford M., Jr.
Partner:
UNT Oral History Program