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Everett Walker papers

 Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2004 Box 6 (04.0184-04.0216), Folder: 04.0206
Identifier: 04.0206

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the oral history interview of Lieutenant Colonel Everett Walker conducted by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience. Walker was forced to bail out very near the target on his eighteenth mission as a bombardier and gunner on a B-24. He discusses his rescue from the water, his interrogation experience and the conditions of his internment. He also talks about the many different escape attempts made by the American POWs at Stalag Luft III.

Dates

  • Created: 1943-1973
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1944
  • Other: Date acquired: 07/01/2004

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection 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

Lieutenant Colonel Everett Walker (Air Force, 1943-1973) trained as a bombardier and gunner on a B-24. Walker completed crew training in Boise, Idaho before heading to England in late April of 1944. He was Incarcerated by the Germans during the war and sent to Stalag Luft III. Walker served thirty years in the Air Force before retiring.

Extent

1.00 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

Everett Walker

Method of Acquisition

donation

Title
Everett Walker papers
Author
Craig Whittington
Date
03/08/2018
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Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

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