Gordon Baldry Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Gordon Baldry

State of Birth:

SD

Home State:

SD

Note:

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1940-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

13th Troop Carrier Squadron

Location of Service:

Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran notes he spent 13 months in the South Pacific.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Bernice Felder

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12914

Subjects:

Baldry, Gordon
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Gordon Baldry Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12914), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress