Gale O. Shreffler interview

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

First Lieutenant Gale Shreffler joined the United States Army Air Force in 1941. He was a B-29 Navigator based on Tinian Island, Marianas Islands where he served with the 313th Bomb Wing, 504th Bomb Group. Shreffler took part in bombing raids over Japan and crash landed on Iwo Jima in July 1945.

Physical facet:
Transcript (13 pages) and audio (duration 00:01:34)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Parent restrictions:
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Parent terms of access:
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