Wallace R. Baldwin, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (25 pages) of an interview by Frances Merrill with Wallace Baldwin, on February 2, 2004. Part of the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History ProjectBaldwin (b. 1931) was born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah. He enlisted in the Air Force in January 1951, attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and advanced armament mechanic training at Lowry Air Force Base. He served in the 22nd Fighter Bomber Squadron, 36th Fighter Bomber Group, for eighteen months in Furstenfeldbruck and Bittburg, Germany. Twice a year he trained in gunnery maneuvers at Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya. After returning to the United States, Wallace was stationed at Forbes Air Force Base before retiring in December 1954 at the rank of Staff Sergeant. Interviewed by Frances Merrill. 25 pages