. . . "Oral history interview with Sydney M. Wood" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sydney Wood, a New Jersey native, talks about his World War II service as a pilot with the Army Air Corps in Europe. Wood discusses enlisting with a friend who was turned down by the military for being colorblind, basic training at Brady (Texas) in a PT-19, and having no choice in his assignment to multi-engine transport planes. He touches on coming down with the flu when he was supposed to be getting his assignment. Stationed at Heston Air Force Base (London, England), he discusses flying C-47s loaded with fuel to troops stationed in France and a secretive transfer to Sweden. Wood describes military life in Sweden including not being allowed to tell his family where he was stationed, transporting supplies to Kirkenes (Norway) for the Norwegian underground, the poor rations the Swedish Army provided, getting under-the-table alcohol at Swedish restaurants, and difficulties receiving mail. He emphasizes the engine problems caused by the cold, and he estimates they usually only had two airplanes working out of ten. He recalls his impression of efforts Bernt Balchen made to supply Scandinavian allies. Wood touches upon interactions with Swedish and Norwegian personnel, living conditions in the barracks, flying low to avoid German observers, and celebrating the war's end in Stockholm (Sweden). He reads some excerpts from letters he wrote home about life in Sweden and the V-E Day celebrations. After his discharge, he touches on having difficulty settling on a field of study at the University of Illinois. Wood states he does not have fond memories of his experience and expresses some bitterness." . . . "Personal narratives" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .