Gailard

Gailard "Red" Ketcham Interview for the Veterans' Voices Project

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Creation Date

2-6-2016

Description

Gailard "Red" Ketcham enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps on June 1, 1944. During his service, Ketcham served with the 306th Bombardment Group and the 369th Bombardment Squadron in England, France, Germany, North Africa, and French Morocco. He was awarded the European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater Ribbon with Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the Occupation Medal. Ketcham worked as an aerial photographer in a B-17 ball turret on Project Casey Jones. He was discharged on June 20, 1946 at the rank of Staff Sergeant.

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Interviewee

Gailard "Red" Ketcham

Interviewer

Jeniffer Seavey, Robert A. Stucky

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

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Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

Document Type

Interview

Gailard


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