Davidson, Charles, Date of interview: 16 March 2011
Scope and Contents
Contains interview on DVD, transcript, obituary, photocopies of three pages from “Helluva Pelican” by Michael Claringbould, and five photographs: Davidson with his aircraft, Davidson’s A-20G aircraft after crash landing in New Guinea jungle, Davidson with author-Michael Claringbould, group of people from Houma posing in front of mail plane, and Percival Davidson loading an aerial camera into his airplane.
Dates
- Date of interview: 16 March 2011
Biographical / Historical
- Native of Houma, La. o Born 1921 - Served in U.S. Army Air Corps from February 1942 – June 1945 o Rank: 1st Lieutenant o MOS: Pilot o 5th Air Force, 312th Bomb Group o Location of service: Gusap, New Guinea; Hollandia, New Guinea o Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Extent
From the Collection: 20 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621
clifton.theriot@nicholls.edu