William Park Shannon Collection
loc.natlib.afc2001001.84865
Shannon
William Park
interviewee
PA
PA
Male
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.84865/
World War, 1939-1945
Veteran
1942-1945
Enlisted
Army Air Forces/Corps
376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama; Italy; Austria; Stalag Luft I, Germany; European Theater
Second Lieutenant
Yes
The veteran was shot down over Steyr, Austria and served 13 months as a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag Luft I prison camp.
Audio
CD
1 item
Oral history interview
1985
Audio
CD
1 item
Oral history interview
1985
unknown interviewer
interviewer
Shannon
Albert
contributor
AFC/2001/001/84865
Shannon
William Park
World War, 1939-1945
Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Prisoner of War
United States
William Park Shannon Collection (AFC/2001/001/84865), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
DLC-AFC
2012-09-25
2023-09-26
loc.natlib.afc2001001.84865
William Park Shannon Collection
2012
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/84865
mixed material
sound recording-nonmusical
sound recording-nonmusical
Shannon, William Park
Shannon, William Park
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama [service location]
Italy [service location]
Austria [service location]
Stalag Luft I, Germany [service location]
European Theater [service location]
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Prisoner of War--United States
Veterans History Project