Edmond Nelson (1920-), 2009
Summary
Mr. Nelson discusses: bombing of Pearl Harbor; decision to enlist in the Navy; decision to transfer to Marine Corps; challenges of pilot training; women Marines; non-combat flight missions; most memorable flight while in service; VE Day and VJ Day; flying over ruins of Nagasaki and Hiroshima; transition to civilian life
Dates
- 2009
Creator
- Nelson, Edmund, 1920- (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Mr. Nelson is a native of Maryland and a WWII veteran. He first enlisted in the Army Air Corps before transferring to the Navy. He has a long relationship with MdHS, serving as a member of the maritime committee and a volunteer.
Extent
From the Collection: 50 Items : 50 interviews
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 11 interviews with Maryland veterans of the Army’s 29th Division, Merchant Mariners and Tuskegee Airmen. There is also a group interview with members of the American Rosie the Riveter Association.
Materials available for this project include audio and video recordings, biographical material, photographs, ephemera and other materials. Transcripts are available for 10 of the interviews. OH 9915, Victor Harvey Hodgin, Sr. has not been transcribed.
There is also a companion booklet containing 14 student research papers examining Maryland’s role during World War II from various aspects. Topics include: Maryland’s prisoner of war camps, the Glenn L. Martin Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, civil rights activism in wartime Baltimore, and more. The booklet also contains an introduction to the project, photographs, and short biographies of the student interviewers.
Creator
- Nelson, Edmund, 1920- (Narrator, Person)
- Williams, Mariah (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org