Interviewer
Michelle L. Gomilla
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Former radio operator/waist gunner with 15th Air Force, 45st Bomb Group, 725th Bomb Squad, Foggia, Italy, during WWII and POW in Spittal on the Draw, Frankfurt, Stalga Luft II and Stalag Luft III.
Summary of Interview
Part of WWII: El Paso Homefront Project; biographical data; provides detailed description of capture by German ski troopers after being shot down on combat mission to Regensberg, Germany; daily life in POW camps; liberation of camp by Russian Army; discrimination and prejudice in U.S. military.
Date of Interview
10-19-1994
Length of Interview
1 hour and 10 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 870
Transcript Number
No. 870
Length of Transcript
38 pages
Interview Number
No. 870
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Reyes V. Torres by Michelle L. Gomilla, 1994, "Interview no. 870," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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