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Interview with Patrick McGarrell, Airman 2nd Class [October 12, 2012]
 

5018_McGarrell_Patrick_20121012_transcript_A.pdf
5018_McGarrell_Patrick_20121012_audio_A.mp3

Citation

Broome, David

and McGarrell, Patrick, “Interview with Patrick McGarrell, Airman 2nd Class [October 12, 2012],” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed January 31, 2025, https://am.library.appstate.edu/items/show/38168.


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Title

Interview with Patrick McGarrell, Airman 2nd Class [October 12, 2012]

Description

Patrick McGarrel, born in 1936, went to basic training twice: first for the Naval Reserve and second for the Air Force. After that he went to a language school which he said had "a 97, 98 percent washout rate" and flunked out. He ended up serving at an Air Base in Iceland for a year.

Subject

McGarrel, Patrick
Veterans
United States
Interviews

Creator

Broome, David

McGarrell, Patrick

Rights

Copyright for the Veterans Oral History Project's audio and transcripts is held by Appalachian State University. These materials are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used.

Language

English
English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

5018_McGarrell_Patrick_20121012_transcript_M
5018_McGarrell_Patrick_20121012_audio_A

Interviewee

McGarrell, Patrick

Interviewer

Broome, David

Interview Date

10/12/2012

Duration

0:40:10

Date digitized

2/5/2015

File size

57.3 KB
55.1 MB

Equipment

Adobe Acrobat XI Pro

Resolution

300

Scanned by

Leah McManus

Number of pages

15

Checksum

ad8317757023073c53d9b505a3b19758
b31a5f5c2efea9a79f825a5ad271f317

Format, original

Electronic File

Format, digital

MP3

Military Branch

Naval Reserve/ Air Force

Recording rate

48000kzh x 16 bit

Officer Rank

Airman, 2nd class

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