CAPT DONALD GENTILE FILM Part 8

Description

Reel 1: Covers activities of 4th Group fighter ace Don Gentile in England. Shows him being interviewed beside his P-51B; being presented DSC (along with Col Don Blakeslee, 4th Group CO) by General Eisenhower; CUs of Gen Eisenhower, Lt Gen Carl Spaatz, Lt Gen James Doolittle, and Maj Gen William Kepner. Shows Gentile talking to Maj Richard Bong, and covers dedication of Gentile Specialized Depot at Dayton Ohio in 1951. 1193' Total footage in reel.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities