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CV for Francis R. Carpenter
No full textThis three-page document is the Curriculum Vitae for Francis R. Carpenter. The document outlines his Education, Military and Work experience, and gives a comprehensive description of his professional experience and skills
My last mission - original
No full textNote card book handwritten with pencil (some pages blank, including 65-80) with pencil drawings (some with color) detailing of the bombing mission of Emden, Germany, plus the arrest then detention of Francis R. Gerald in Stalag Luft 1, Barth German
My last mission - revised
No full textPhotocopy of a document that consists of typed text, sketches, and one photograph, detailing of the bombing mission of Emden, Germany, plus the arrest then detention of Francis R. Gerald in Stalag Luft 1, Barth Germany. A Transcript of Notes are on pages 21-2
Memo of resignation written by Francis R. Carpenter to Paul Congdon (February 14, 1970)
No full textMemo of resignation written by Francis R. Carpenter to Paul Congdon, the academic Dean of Springfield College, and Dr. Merle Miller. The memo is dated February 14, 1970
Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he continued training. He was reassigned to VB-82 and left on the USS Bennington (CV-20) for Pearl Harbor. The ship joined Task Force 58.1 for Japan. He flew his first combat mission over Tokyo. He was involved with burning the beaches on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He then was involved in the attack on the Japanese ship Yamato. His air group was the lead group in on the first strike, and Ferry himself dropped rockets and bombs that may have been hits. His wife Genevieve Ferry briefly discusses what her experiences were on the homefront
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