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Summary:

Interview with David Braden, architect and Army Air Forces veteran (870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force), concerning his impressions of General Curtis LeMay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His assignment to Saipan, Mariana Islands, for bombing operations against the Japanese homeland, December, 1944; failures of the 58th Bomb Wing in the CBI; failure of attempts to bomb Japan from bases in China; LeMay's arrival in the Marianas and changes in bombing techniques; the thirty-five mission limitation and improvement in aircrew morale; his functions as a B-29 navigator; LeMay's decision to conduct incendiary night raids at 5,000 feet; strategic importance of Iwo Jima for bomber crews; his assessment of how LeMay's policies made a decided difference in ending the war.

Author/Creator:

Braden, David, 1924-

Contributors:

Hurley, Alfred F.

General Curtis LeMay Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with David Braden, 2005 February 04 [by Braden, D.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1567

Subjects:

LeMay, Curtis E.

Braden, David, 1924- — Oral history

United States Army Air Forces — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history

United States Army Air Forces — Bombardment Squadron, 870th — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

General Curtis LeMay oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 2005 for the General Curtis LeMay Oral History Project. Interviewer: Alfred F. Hurley, Professor of History, University of North Texas.

Physical Description:

40 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1567

OCLC Numbers:

430970842