Charles Diedling transcript
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an oral history transcript of Staff Sergeant Charles Diedling, a flight engineer on a B-24 with the 460th Bomb Group at Spinazola, Italy. Charles Diedling discusses his training as a flight engineer and waist gunner for the B-24 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi and Loredo AFB, Texas. In June of 1944, he was assigned to the 460th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force in Spinazola, Italy. Diedling was shot down over Germany becoming a prisoner of war.
Dates
- Created: 1942-1945
- Other: Majority of material found in 1944
- Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2004
Creator
- Diedling, Charles (Family)
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Biographical or Historical Information
Charles Diedling served his country during WWII as a flight engineer on B-24 bombers, flying combat missions over Germany and other European countries. On August 7th, 1944 his plane was shot down during a battle with enemy fighters. He was wounded and captured by German forces. During the winter of 1945, he and other POW's were force-marched across Germany. This march lasted 86 days and covered 600 miles, resulting in the deaths of many prisoners. After the war, he met and married Frances Albrecht.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Creator
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
Charles Diedling
Method of Acquisition
Donation
- Bombardment--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bombing, Aerial--Germany--Kassel--History Subject Source: Local sources
- Germany--History--1933-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Austria--History--20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Europe--Interviews Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Army Air Forces
- United States. Army Air Forces--Military life Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 460th
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- United States. Army. Mediterranean Theater of Operations
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Personal narratives Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Charles Diedling transcript
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 12/13/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
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