Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Leslie Eugene Varner Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 419th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Scott Field, Illinois; Harlingen, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Almagordo, New Mexico; Salina, Kansas; North Africa
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/6069
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About this Item
Title
- Leslie Eugene Varner Collection
Names
- Varner, Leslie Eugene
- Willie, Michael Lloyd
- Bowen, Sarah
- WRCB-TV Channel 3
Home State
- Tennessee
Headings
- - Varner, Leslie Eugene
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 419th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Scott Field, Illinois; Harlingen, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Almagordo, New Mexico; Salina, Kansas; North Africa
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1944
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran trained as a radio operator and was a member of a B-17 flying fortress crew.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [3 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-03-12)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2012-02)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/6069
Cite as
- Leslie Eugene Varner Collection (AFC/2001/001/6069), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Almagordo, New Mexico
- Boise, Idaho
- Harlingen, Texas
- North Africa
- Salina, Kansas
- Scott Field, Illinois