George Logue transcript
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview transcript relates to George Logue, an aerial gunner armament specialist on a B-24 assigned to the 15th Air Force. Logue discusses his bombing missions over Europe, being shot down, life as a prisoner of war, and his brief service with the British 5th Army.
Dates
- Created: 1943-1945
- Other: Majority of material found in 1944
- Other: Date acquired: 10/07/2002
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical or Historical Information
George Logue (served 1943-45) relates his experience as an aerial gunner in the Army Air Corps and a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft IV in the European Theater of World War II. Logue was shot down in 1944 over Austria and spent several months in prison camps before escaping and fighting briefly in the British 5th Army.
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
George Logue
Method of Acquisition
Donation
- Bombardment--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bombing, Aerial--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Germany--History--1933-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army
- 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--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army--Military life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- George Logue 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
Repository Details
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