Oral history interview with Robert Clarence Chandler, April 30, 1990
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Robert Clarence Chandler, better known as Clare or Claire Chandler, conducted and recorded by Lew Carlson on April 30, 1990 in Clare’s home in Allegan, Michigan. Also present was Clare's wife Virginia. Clare was a student at Western Michigan University in the early 1940s, ran track, and was a member of the marching band. Clare discusses growing up in Allegan, his time at WMU, and his training and service in the Air Force, where he was a member of the Tuskegee Airman 99th Fighter Squadron during World War II.
Dates
- Creation: April 30, 1990
Creator
- Chandler, Robert C. (Robert Clarence), 1922-2004 (Interviewee, Person)
- Carlson, Lewis H. (Interviewer, Person)
Extent
From the Series: 5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th (Organization)
- Gill, John W., 1898-1997 (Person)
- Smith, J. Towner, 1902-1996 (Person)
- Brown, C. Bassett (Charles Bassett), 1923-2012 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu