Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003
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Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane a…
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Date:
September 20, 2003
Duration:
1 hour 17 minutes 47 seconds
Creator:
Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation