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Description
Bert Allen Bailiff is a veteran of World War II. He was born in Loma Linda, California in 1923. He enlisted and served from December 1942 to October 1945 in the Army Air Corps. His highest earned rank was Master Sergeant. Bailiff served in battles and campaigns in Normandy and Central Europe as well as serving in Africa and the Middle East. He was captured as a prisoner of war in Germany and sustained war-related injuries. He was given a couple of awards for his service, including the Purple Heart. Minute Markers and Topics of Audio Recording of Interview 0:20 Early life and family 2:30 Drafted 4:00 Basic training experiences and friendships formed 6:30 War experiences 11:00 First Combat experience 14:40 More friendships formed 15:40 Shot down and captured as a POW on first mission 32:40 Released from POW camp 36:30 Communication with family as a POW 40:00 Returning home after service in Europe 48:40 Discharged from service 50:10 Readjusting to civilian life 50:40 Contact with other veterans and veteran organizations 50:50 How war changed him 52:50 Life lessons from service in the military 55:00 Advice to newly-joined or potential soldiers
Type
sound
Format
Copy
Extent
1 File of 1
Identifier
cacmal_000017
Language
English
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Provenance
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