Eberhard, Sarah

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In this interview, William Ford describes his service as a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He recalls just having come home from church and listening to "One Man's Family" when the broadcast was interrupted to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor and the family spent the rest of the day listening to the radio. Ford had been working at Sears, Roebuck and Company to save money for school and had completed a year's schooling in California, studying aeronautical engineering. He began work at the Bell Bomber plant at the time they brought the templates in for the B-29. He was first sent to basic training, then selected for training as a weather technician. With some friends, he decided he didn't like the different bases where the weather technicians were stationed, so they applied for the Air Force Cadet program while in Rantoul (Ill.). He described South Miami Beach as "the land of prickly heat and ringworm." In North Miami Beach, they were billeted in olWilliam Ford was in the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe during World War II.WILLIAM FORD WWII Oral Histories December 3, 2003 Atlanta History Center With Sarah Everhart [Tape 1, Side A] Interviewer: Today is December third, two thousand three. My name is Sarah Everhart, interviewing William Ford regarding his experiences in World War Two and Korea. Okay. Ford: All right. Interviewer: What I'd to start off with is get a little background about just prior to you going...

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia