Oral History Interview with Lonnie Martin, September 19, 2001

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Interview with Lonnie E. Martin, an Army Air Forces veteran (36th Service Group), concerning his experiences as an administrative officer in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His education at Georgia Military College and the University of Georgia, 1934-38; his career as a journalist, 1938-40; enlistment in the Army Air Forces as an infantry officer and training at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1940; his transfer to the 36th Service Group and assignment to Australia, January, 1942; his role in preparing bases in Australia for the 36th Bomb Group; transfer to Port Moresby, New Guinea, January, 1943; airfield construction at … continued below

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89 p. ; 29 cm.

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Lane, Peter B. & Martin, Lonnie E. September 19, 2001.

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Interview with Lonnie E. Martin, an Army Air Forces veteran (36th Service Group), concerning his experiences as an administrative officer in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His education at Georgia Military College and the University of Georgia, 1934-38; his career as a journalist, 1938-40; enlistment in the Army Air Forces as an infantry officer and training at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1940; his transfer to the 36th Service Group and assignment to Australia, January, 1942; his role in preparing bases in Australia for the 36th Bomb Group; transfer to Port Moresby, New Guinea, January, 1943; airfield construction at Port Moresby; Japanese harassment raids; transfer to the 5th Air Force Service Command Headquarters, Nadzab, New Guinea, 1944; airfield construction at Nadzab; his return to the States, October, 1944; assignment to Wright-Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio, as a personnel officer, 1944-45; his postwar career in the U.S. Air Force in personnel work. Appendix consists of awards and decorations (one leaf) and summary of assignments (one leaf).

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89 p. ; 29 cm.

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Lane, Peter B. & Martin, Lonnie E. Oral History Interview with Lonnie Martin, September 19, 2001, book, September 19, 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2339460/: accessed December 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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