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Title
Robert
C
.
Ladd
Duration
40:06
Place
Pemberville
Public
Library
Description
Robert
C
.
Ladd
was
working
at the
Jeep
plant
in
Toledo
,
Ohio
when
he
got
his
draft
notice
in
1942
.
After
basic
training
in
New
Jersey
, he was
sent
to
Lincoln
,
Nebraska
for
aircraft
mechanic's
school
. From there he was
sent
to
Instrument
Specialist's
school
at
Chanute
Field
,
Illinois
. Then he was
stationed
in
Harrington
Kansas
for
almost
three
years
,
doing
electrical
work
on
bombers
. He
worked
on
B-24s
,
B-25s
,
B-17s
, and
even
had the
distinction
of
working
on the
first
B-29
to
come
into their
field
from the
production
line
in
Wichita
. The
plane's
technology
was
such
a
closely
held
secret
at the
time
that
Ladd
had to
perform
his
work
under
the
supervision
of
armed
MPs
. He was
slated
to
go
overseas
at
three
different
times
, but was
fated
to
stay
in the
states
. The
first
two
times
, he was
scheduled
as an
alternate
and
didn't
get
called
. The
third
time
, he was
set
to
go
at the
request
of a
squad
leader
, but the
camp
commander
valued
his
work
too
highly
and
wouldn't
let
him
go
. The
commander
, a
Lieutenant
Colonel
from
Goose
Creek
,
Texas
, was
quite
a
colorful
character
who
knew
how to
get
things
done
in the
service
. The
discussion
includes
details
about
Ladd's
work
and the
planes
he
serviced
,
including
some
information
about
the
artwork
the
soldiers
added
to
personalize
the
planes
.
Information
about
rationing
,
visits
to the
USO
, and
other
aspects
of
life
on the
home
front
is
also
included
.
Mr
.
Ladd
was
discharged
, with the
rank
of
Staff
Sergeant
, in
December
1945
.
Dale
Bruning
is
the
interviewer
.
Date of Original
July
9
,
2008
Source
http://www.norweld.org/MyWar/RobertCLadd.html
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