Oral History Interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, December 20, 2018

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Transcript of an interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran and private pilot. Smith recounts his experiences at the University of Alabama and in the US Air Force, Flight School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and Basic Training in Mississippi. He speaks of his assignments in Keflavik, Iceland, Red Bluff, CA, and NORAD Sector as Captain in electronics and communications. He was Certified for the F-102 at Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, TX. He tells of his experiences while assigned to combat squadron in Saigon during Vietnam War, and his life after Vietnam … continued below

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[2] 77 p. ; 28 cm.

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Ferguson, J. Michael & Smith, Lee (Charles Leroy), 1932- December 20, 2018.

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Transcript of an interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran and private pilot. Smith recounts his experiences at the University of Alabama and in the US Air Force, Flight School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and Basic Training in Mississippi. He speaks of his assignments in Keflavik, Iceland, Red Bluff, CA, and NORAD Sector as Captain in electronics and communications. He was Certified for the F-102 at Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, TX. He tells of his experiences while assigned to combat squadron in Saigon during Vietnam War, and his life after Vietnam era and his work experiences flying world-wide for businesses and the private sector, particularly as pilot for Frank Sinatra.

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[2] 77 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted by J. Michael Ferguson in Denton, Texas, December 20, 2018.
Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1932. After about 9 years, his family moved to Florida where he went to school. He attended University of Alabama, and later joined the Air Force. He served in various locations and assignments, including in Vietnam.

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Ferguson, J. Michael & Smith, Lee (Charles Leroy), 1932-. Oral History Interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, December 20, 2018, book, December 20, 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857841/: accessed May 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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