Bill F. Mayer World War II Interview

Bill F. Mayer World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Army. Air Corps -- History.

Bill F. Mayer enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served as a B24-Navigator (458 bomber group, 752 squadron). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on October 18, 2007, Mayer talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Mayer was born in Kansas City, Kansas on April 11, 1925. He attended Wyandotte High School. At 17, he volunteered for the Army Air Corps. Following the war, he received a degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. He then worked at the Lawrence Journal-World for sixty years. Mayer passed away on April 3, 2014.

Mayer, Bill F.

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-10-18

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/mayer-bill-f-wwii-interview-20071018

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=bill-f-mayer&pid=170508234&fhid=24990

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

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Oral History

Mayer_Bill F WWII Interview 20071018

1943 - 1945

Johnston, Pattie

Mayer, Bill

Lawrence (Kan.)

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