Arnold Franco, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Arnold Franco

Date: Time Period: 1923 - 2015; 2015-11-13; Interview recorded: November 13, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 1:18:45

Creator: Arnold Franco interviewed by Arbesh Khan and Reshad Hai Identifier: aql:21080 qmp-af-full-000004

Description: Arnold Franco - Full Interview: Arnold Franco grew up in Richmond Hill, New York and currently resides in Manhattan. In this interview Arnold discusses his childhood in Queens, his experiences at Queens College, his time serving during World War Two and life after the war. Being a Veteran and an Alumnus, Arnold decided to give back to Queens College and preserve those who served in the war with generous donations that helped build a memorial on the campus. Queens College even has a The Arnold Franco Prize for Writing in History. He wrote a book with the help of Paula Spellman called “Code to Victory”, that tells of Franco's experiences as a World War II cryptanalyst and of his unit where he learned how to intercept and break "in-the-moment" coded messages sent by German pilots. Annually, the History Department at Queens College awards a prize in his name to the best example of historical writing by a student for a given academic year.

Title : Arnold Franco, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:21127

Creator : Arnold Franco interviewed by Arbesh Khan and Reshad Hai

Date : Time Period: 1923 - 2015; 2015-11-13; Interview recorded: November 13, 2015

Summary/Description : Arnold Franco - Full Interview: Arnold Franco grew up in Richmond Hill, New York and currently resides in Manhattan. In this interview Arnold discusses his childhood in Queens, his experiences at Queens College, his time serving during World War Two and life after the war. Being a Veteran and an Alumnus, Arnold decided to give back to Queens College and preserve those who served in the war with generous donations that helped build a memorial on the campus. Queens College even has a The Arnold Franco Prize for Writing in History. He wrote a book with the help of Paula Spellman called “Code to Victory”, that tells of Franco's experiences as a World War II cryptanalyst and of his unit where he learned how to intercept and break "in-the-moment" coded messages sent by German pilots. Annually, the History Department at Queens College awards a prize in his name to the best example of historical writing by a student for a given academic year.

Subject : World War, 1939-1945; War memorials; Married people; Cryptography; Queens College (New York, N.Y.)

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Arnold Franco

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Queens College, Flushing, Queens, NY; Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 1:18:45

Identifier : aql:21080 qmp-af-full-000004