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William S. Stockstill enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1942 and served until 1946 in the 13th Air Group, 489th Squadron. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 10, 2006, Stockstill talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He was born February 3, 1921, in Gore, Oklahoma. The family moved to Geneseo, Kansas, in 1934. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Rice County Historical Society (Lyons) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Stockstill, William Stanley
Date: July 10, 2006
Item Number: 213576
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213576
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Rice County Historical Society, Lyons, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Air Force
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Video
Places - Cities and towns - Geneseo
Places - Cities and towns - Lyons
Places - Counties - Rice
Places - Other States - Oklahoma
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video - Oral histories
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/213576