Wayne Mixson transcript
Scope and Contents
The collection of Wayne Mixson contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Mixson, who would later serve as the 39th Governor of Florida, served in the United States Navy from 1942-1946 and participated in the Lighter-Than-Air Project; he worked with a crew in EP Squadron 14, a blimp squadron.
Dates
- Created: 1999
Creator
- Mixson, Wayne, 1922- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This oral history interview transcript is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Former Florida Governor Wayne Mixson enlisted in the Navy after working for a short time at Tyndall Field, Florida. Following basic training at Great Lakes, he entered formal aviation mechanics training in Norman, Oklahoma. Because he finished in the top five of his class, he was selected for the Lighter-Than-Air Project. He trained at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and he began working with a crew in EP squadron 14. Mixson talks about the crew's submarine patrols and search and rescue and escort missions in the Atlantic. He also talks about the equipment on the blimp and how the blimp functioned. He later was appointed to the V-12 Program and attended Columbia University and the Wharton College of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Reichert Oral History Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
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- Title
- Wayne Mixson transcript
- Author
- Christina G. Armes
- Date
- 11/09/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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