Oral history of Alvah H. Chapman Jr., interviewed by David H. White Jr., 20 July 2000
Title
Oral history of Alvah H. Chapman Jr., interviewed by David H. White Jr., 20 July 2000
Description
Interview recorded July 20, 2000 in Miami, Florida. Final copy prepared January 31, 2003. Alvah Chapman was a graduate of The Citadel’s Class of 1942. He served in the Army, and was a newspaper executive. This interview relates to Chapman’s active duty service from 1942-1945 as a B-17 pilot (lead pilot, operations officer, squadron commander), 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, 94th Combat Wing, Eighth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps. Two overseas tours, November 1943 - June 1944 and September 1944 - May 1945. Thirty-seven combat missions from England into Germany and German-occupied Europe.
Source
The Citadel in War and in Peace -- World War II
The Citadel in War and in Peace
The Citadel in War and in Peace
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Date
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Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/2187
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Citation
The Charleston Oral History Program at the Citadel, “Oral history of Alvah H. Chapman Jr., interviewed by David H. White Jr., 20 July 2000,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed May 13, 2026, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/2187.