John "Jack" Proctor World War II Interview

John "Jack" Proctor World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Army.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Air Pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th -- Aerial Gunners -- Biography.

John “Jack” Proctor was drafted into the United States Army (Eighth Air Force). He was originally trained as a gunner and engineer on the B-17, but then trained and worked as a gunner on the B-29. He was discharged in October 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 23, 2007, Proctor talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Proctor was born on June 6, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Pennsylvania. After being drafted, he trained in Salina, Kansas. He then went overseas to Saipan. Proctor received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Following his service, he worked at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. Proctor passed away on October 3, 2007.

Proctor, John “Jack”

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-08-23

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/proctor-jack-wwii-interview-20070823

Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/oct/05/jack_proctor_sr/

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218572

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

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Oral History

Proctor_Jack WWII Interview 20070823

1941 - 1945

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Johnston, Pattie

Proctor, John "Jack"

Douglas County (Kan.)