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Description
Oral History interview of John Hull. Interview conducted by Stephen Hall at University Unitarian Universalist Society, Orlando.
Log
0:01 Introduction; 0:54 Birthplace and date; 1:10 Parents' occupations; 1:19 Siblings; 1:27 Move to Baltimore and high school experience; 2:12 Work at the Glenn L. Martin Company; 2:59 Brother's service in the Navy; 3:11 Enlistment in Army Air Corps; 4:19 Basic Training on Miami Beach; 5:17 Adapting to military life; 5:31 Housing conditions and quarantine during training; 6:24 Leave and being stationed in Scott Field, IL; 7:06 Specialty as radio operator; 7:46 Gunnery school; 8:51 Other duties (including "Kitchen Police" duty); 10:59 Experience at Westover Field, MA; 12:42 Meeting crew members, training, and jail time in Charleston, SC; 19:10 Picking up an airplane at Mitchell Field, Long Island; 19:53 Journey to Senegal and interactions with West Africans; 21:54 Exploring the town of Tunis, Tunisia; 22:50 Switching aircrafts in Goia, Italy and Manduria, Italy; 25:08 Experiences and conditions of Manduria; 27:30 Uniforms; 30:50 Leading men in marching to get exercise; 31:34 Knowledge about the war; 32:00 Receiving letters from home, writing letters, and censorship of letters; 34:10 Conflicts between crew members; 35:25 Missions, including to Bratislava, Czechoslovakia; 37:26 Role of a radio operator on the missions; 38:20 Weather, "milk runs" training missions, and other details about missions; 40:23 Problems on missions, first mission on D-Day; 42:35 Being shot down by enemy aircraft on ninth mission; 43:42 Getting injured by enemy aircraft; 46:03 Bailing out; 48:50 Injuries; 50:28 Treatment and rescue by locals; 52:57 Contemplated converting to Christianity; 54:40 Bucharest military hospital; 57:25 Romanian Prison Camp; 59:00 Amputation; 1:01:25 Being dive-bombed by Germans after the Romanians change sides; 1:02:30 Being set free and moving locations; 1:03:50 Asking someone to get him food from town; 1:05:35 Picked up by the U.S. B17 planes; 1:06:25 Coming back to the states after rescue; 1:09:20 Experience with being in the hospital; 1:10:40 Awards and decorations; 1:11:50 Giving speeches while recovering; 1:14:20 Meeting President Truman; 1:15:30 Recounting his military experience in a book; 1:17:00 Thinking back on experiences in the military; 1:18:05 Conclusion.
Date of Birth
1924-10-24
Place of Birth
White Plains (N.Y.)
Gender
Male
Race
Unknown
Home State
New York
War or Conflict
World War II
Status
Veteran
Begin/End date of Service - 1st
1943-04-27
Type
Video; MovingImage
1946-08-27
Entrance into Service
Unknown
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Unit of Service
722nd Squadron, 15th air force, Manduria, Italy
Location of Service
Miami (Fla.); Scott Field (Ill.); Westover Field (Mass.); Charleston (S.C.); Mitchell Field (N.Y.); Senegal; Goia (Italy); Manduria (Italy); Bratislava (Slovakia)
Highest Rank
Technical Sergeant
Prisoner of War
No
Service Related Injury
Yes
Battles
Southern France
Medals
Air Medal; Purple Heart
Achievements
Gave Speeches, was at Walter Reed hospital as amputee patient.
Note
Not applicable
City of Birth
White Plains
Country of Birth
United States
Interviewer
Hall, Stephen
Interview Date
Fall 11-12-2015
Location of Interview
University Unitarian Universalist Society, Orlando.
Subjects
Hull, John D.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives; United States. Army
Collection Description
Contains logs, audio and video recordings of interviews with Central Florida's veterans as part of a history class project for the students at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The UCF Community Veterans History Project(CVHP) started in fall 2010. It collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public the experiences of Central Florida's veterans so that future generations will better understand the realities of conflict. It is a collaborative endeavor supported by multiple departments and offices at UCF. The veterans' histories are archived and made digitally available through the UCF library and selected materials are contributed to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Contributor Affiliation / Organization
RICHES; University of Central Florida
Contributors
Hall, Stephen
Length of Interview
78 Minutes
Publisher
Department of History, University of Central Florida
Type
video
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Repository
University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Project
UCF Community Veterans History Project
Document Type
Interview
Semester
Fall
Recommended Citation
Central Florida, RICHES of, "Hull, John D. interview" (2015). Veterans Oral Histories. 407.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/veteransoralhistories/407