Francis James Vail Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

41st Air Depot Group

Location of Service:

Africa; Italy; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Atlantic City, New Jersey (basic training); Albuquerque, New Mexico

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Copy photographic print [34 items] --Photograph

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [6 items] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] --Typewritten document

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Eileen Hurst

Contributor:

Eileen Hurst

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Central Connecticut State University

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/24508

Subjects:

Vail, Francis James
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Francis James Vail Collection
(AFC/2001/001/24508), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress