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Emery Skillin in an oral history interview talks about the Presque Isle Army Air Force Base activities during World War II. He says about the number of airplanes, "...Things were really hopping...This was the last point of debarkation before they all went to the European Theater."
The interviewer was done in 2008 by Brian Sipe.
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About This Item
- Title: The Army Air Force beginnings in Presque Isle, ca. 1943
- Creator: Emery Skillin
- Creation Date: 2008-02-27
- Subject Date: circa 1943
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: MP3
- Object Type: Sound Recording
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Presque Isle (Me.)--Personal narratives
- Airports--Maine--Presque Isle
- United States. Army Air Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
People
Other Keywords
- Air Force
- Military life
- Oral histories
- Presque Isle Air Force Base
- Presque Isle Army Air Base
- Presque Isle Army Airfield
- World War II
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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