Leland Kessler video oral history interview, December 2, 2001
MLA Citation
History, Bowling Green State University. Department of, Leland James Kessler, and Amanda Harshman. “Leland Kessler video oral history interview, December 2, 2001.” Digital Gallery. BGSU University Libraries, 25 Feb. 2022, digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/35556. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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Title | Leland Kessler video oral history interview, December 2, 2001 |
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Subject | Kessler, Leland James |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | |
Description | Video oral history interview with Leland Kessler about his experience as a top turret gunner for the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II. Included are his stories of joining the Air Corp, minimal training as a gunner, bailing out over the Irish Sea, and his mission bombing over Germany that resulted in his emprisonment in northern Germany from 1943 to 1945. Recorded December 2, 2001 for Dr. Kathren Brown's World War II history course in the Department of History at Bowling Green State University. Interview conducted by Amanda Harshman. Closed captions are included. |
Creator | Bowling Green State University. Department of History |
Kessler, Leland James | |
Harshman, Amanda | |
Source | History 303 World War II oral histories; MS-0871; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
Date | 2001-12-02 |
Rights | |
Format | Oral histories |
image/jpeg | |
Language | eng |
Identifier | ms00871_b007_video_kesslerleland_access_trimmed |
https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/35556 | |
Spatial Coverage | United States |
Germany | |
Temporal Coverage | 1942-1945 |
Rights Holder | Kessler, Leland James |
Harshman, Amanda | |
Type | Moving Image |
Original Format | VHS |
Duration | 30:23 |