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SL-390, SL-391, SL-392 - Robert B. Clay, 27 April 2001

 Item — cassette: 390-392

Scope and Contents

Clay (b. 1918) was born in Willard, Utah. He grew up in Utah during the Depression and, after graduating from high school, he learned to fly a Piper Cub through a program sponsored by the Civil Air Authority (CAA). He recounts how he saw an Army Air Corps advertisement which said "You can take this $25,000 course in flying, and get your wings, and get to be a 2nd lieutenant." He joined in 1940 and was trsined in California, New Mexico, Colorado and Montana. He was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group, and went to Europe in 1943. Shot down on his seventeenth mission, he was a prisoner of war in Denmark and Germany. After the war he received a PhD in Physics, eventually specializing in explosives research. He was part of the group of men who formed Ireco Chemical Company.

Dates

  • 27 April 2001

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. All items have been digitized and are available. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Extent

From the Collection: 769 Audiocassette

Physical Description

genreform: audiocassette

Physical Facet

sound

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Tape 1 Side 1: 00:45:17

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Tape 1 Side 2: 00:45:47

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Tape 2 Side 1: 00:46:19

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Tape 2 Side 2: 00:44:15

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Tape 3 Side 1: 00:46:26

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Tape 3 Side 2: 00:07:33

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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