Authors

Charles Yeager

Interviewer

Michele A. Shank

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Description

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the Marshall University Society of Yeager Scholars. Mr. Yeager discusses: his family life; growing up on a farm in Lincoln County; his service in the Air force; breaking the sound barrier; how he was asked to be the namesake of the Yeager Scholars program at Marshall; individual such as Joe Hunnicutt, Dale Nitzschke, his wife Glennis, & Joe Engle; his work with the first group of Yeager Scholars; his definition of leadership and courage; his expectations for the Yeager Scholars; and other topics.

Publication Date

1987

Identifier

OH64-497

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Yeager, Chuck, 1923- -- Autobiography.
Marshall University. Society of Yeager Scholars -- Oral histories.
Marshall University -- Oral histories.
United States. Air Force -- Oral histories.
Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-497.

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Oral History Interview: Brig. Gen. Charles Chuck Yeager

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