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Oral History Interview with James Lokey, December 12, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Lokey. Lokey joined the Aviation Cadet program in November 1943 and transferred to gunnery school in Laredo. Upon completion, he was sent to the Aleutian Islands as a top turret gunner with a B-24 crew. In 1944, while on his 11th combat mission, his plane was shot down by the Japanese Navy. His pilot made a landing in Russia where they were picked up and interrogated by the Russians. They were then taken to a prisoner-… more
Date: December 12, 2005
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Lokey, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Lokey, December 12, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Lokey. Lokey joined the Aviation Cadet program in November 1943 and transferred to gunnery school in Laredo. Upon completion, he was sent to the Aleutian Islands as a top turret gunner with a B-24 crew. In 1944, while on his 11th combat mission, his plane was shot down by the Japanese Navy. His pilot made a landing in Russia where they were picked up and interrogated by the Russians. They were then taken to a prisoner-… more
Date: December 12, 2005
Creator: Lokey, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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