[Louis William Chick, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]


AFAA interview with Louis William Chick Jr, Tape 2 of 2, Side A
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Title

[Louis William Chick, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]

Description

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions discussed in the previous interview.

Date

1980s-1990s circa

Coverage

Extent

1 sound cassette (35 min., 6 sec.) : analog ; 4 x 2.5 in

Language

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2002-02-13_AV_028_01
2002-02-13_AV_028_02
2002-02-13_AV_028_transcription

Biographical Text

Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. was born on March 31, 1917 in Dallas, Texas. He joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1937 and attended flying school at Randolph Field in Texas. During World War II, he served with a number of squadrons and groups, including the 24th Fighter Squadron, the 4th Fighter Group, the 355th Fighter Group, and the 317th Fighter Squadron. Chick’s postwar career included flying the Air Force’s first jet aircraft, the Bell P-59 Airacomet; commanding the first Republic F-84 Thunderjet group; and serving as chief of the USAF mission to Bolivia in the early 1950s. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1958. In his civilian life, he worked as an engineer for the Ford Motor Company, then retired to take over his family’s ranch in Texas. Chick passed away in 1999.

Biographical information courtesy of: Boyce, Ward J., ed., American fighter F19aces album. Mesa, Ariz: American Fighter Aces Association, 1996.

Note

This recording is presented in its original, unedited form. Please note that some interviews in this collection may contain adult language, racial slurs, and/or graphic descriptions of wartime violence.