History of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II Through the Eyes of One Man: the War Story of Second Lieutenant Winthrop Sargent Worcester, Jr.

Authors

Heidi M. Klise, The College of Wooster

Abstract

This thesis explores what it means to have fought in World War II and how that story is different from a general historical overview. It is the war experience of Winthrop Worcester in the Fifteenth Air Force. I questioned what is a true war story and what Worcester's experience in the war actually was. I found that a war story can be about one man's strength and conviction in the face of the unknown, instead of a timeline of battles or statistics of the dead.

Advisor

Schilling, Hayden

Department

History

Recommended Citation

Klise, Heidi M., "History of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II Through the Eyes of One Man: the War Story of Second Lieutenant Winthrop Sargent Worcester, Jr." (2012). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 3849.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/3849

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Keywords

world war ii, fifteenth air force, war story, b-17

Publication Date

2012

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis