Foster D. Rappleye, 2001

File — Box: 29, Folder: 6

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Scope and Contents

Rappleye (b. 1914) discusses his family, farming, schooling and the Depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1938 and took basic training at Fort Douglas, Utah. He was then sent to Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, and trained with the 39th Bomber Group. He was sent to Scott Field, Illinois, for radio operator training and later filled assignments in Douglas, Arizona; Alamogordo, New Mexico; Fort Dix, New Jersey, and was finally shipped to England where he was reassigned to the 301st Bomb Group. His combat service finished with the 353rd Bombardment Squadron when he was shot down in Greece. With assistance from Resistance forces, he escaped and returned to the US, where he was assigned to Mountain Home, Idaho, until the war ended and he was discharged. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 79 pages. This interview is also contained in the BYU Veteran's History Project.

Dates

2001

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