George Henry Connell Collectionloc.natlib.afc2001001.76854ConnellGeorge HenryintervieweeNYFLMalehttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.76854/World War, 1939-1945Veteran1941-1943EnlistedArmy Air Forces/Corps1895th Engineer Aviation BattalionFort Niagara, New York; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Lowry Field, Colorado; India; China-Burma-India (CBI) TheaterStaff SergeantThe veteran taught aerial photography.World War, 1939-1945Veteran1943-1946CommissionedArmy27th Infantry DivisionFort Belvoir, Virginia; MacDill Air Base, Florida; Seattle, Washington; Hawaii; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Philippines; JapanGuadalcanal, Tinian, Saipan, GuamCaptainThe veteran served as leader of the demolition team that traveled to several islands in the South Pacific. Veteran also served as the 1895th Engineer Aviation Battalion's official photographer and took pictures of damage in Hiroshima three days after atomic bomb was dropped.AudioAudio Cassette2 itemsOral history interview09/13/2010GentryBeverlyinterviewerGentryBeverlycontributorCitrus County Historical SocietycontributorAFC/2001/001/76854ConnellGeorge HenryWorld War, 1939-1945Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army Air Forces/Corps.World War, 1939-1945Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.George Henry Connell Collection (AFC/2001/001/76854), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressVeterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressDLC-AFC2011-05-182022-09-12loc.natlib.afc2001001.76854George Henry Connell Collection2011https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/76854mixed materialConnell, George HenryConnell, George HenryFort Niagara, New York [service location]Jefferson Barracks, Missouri [service location]Lowry Field, Colorado [service location]India [service location]China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater [service location]World War, 1939-1945--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army Air Forces/Corps.Fort Belvoir, Virginia [service location]MacDill Air Base, Florida [service location]Seattle, Washington [service location]Hawaii [service location]Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) [service location]Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) [service location]Guam (Mariana Islands) [service location]Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) [service location]Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands) [service location]Philippines [service location]Japan [service location]World War, 1939-1945--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.Veterans History Project