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Bueker, Robert Navigation Training to Italy
Robert Bueker had navigation training in Hondo, Texas. He was in San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] on...
Courtney, Melbourne Nearly Missed, then Wounded
Outside of Granville, [Annotator's Note: Granville, France], Melbourne Sanford Courtney and his unit [Annotator's Note...
Fristoe, Claud New Guinea
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. arrived in New Guinea at an airbase formed out of the jungle [Annotator's Note: he was a tail...
Patterson, James New Guinea
James Patterson trained in Oklahoma City [Annotator’s Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]. His crew was like a family. They...
Brown, Louis New Orleans Boy in the Army Air Corps
Louis J. Brown, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in November 1925. His father was a welder by trade and stayed...
Goebel, Robert Nicknames and Red Cross Girls
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's plane's [Annotator's Note: in the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force]...
Dobbs, Clarence "Jack" Night Flights
General Frank Armstrong [Annotator's Note: US Air Force Lieutenant General Frank A. Armstrong], a great man, according...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Night Moves
When Maurice Hackler got to England, he stayed at Bovington for about a week, and experienced air raid warnings for the...
David, Maynard Nighttime and Daylight Missions
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Fisher, David Nighttime Combat Missions
David Fisher and his crewmates, flew night combat missions off the island of Guam. Originally designed as a high-...
Creekmore, Thomas Nineteenth Mission
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Klenoski, Richard Ninth Mission Crash
[Annotator's Note: Richard Klenoski joined his bomber crew in Casper, Wyoming in late 1944.] He was married on New Year...
Fili, William No Parachute Training and Thoughts of Switzerland
William Fili had not been trained how to bail out of an aircraft. They had one bit of instruction. OSS [Annotator's...
Baile, Richard No Regrets
Richard Baile and other airmen who took part in the nighttime firebombing raid on Tokyo still have reunions. At one the...
Lochra, Albert Non-combat Flights
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. had several good, non-combat-related flights [Annotator's Note: with the 351st Bombardment...
Gibian, Richard Normandy
Once in England, Richard Gibian was given a few hours in a P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter...
Giller, Edward Normandy and Air Warfare
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing...
Moen, Virgil Normandy and Holland
[Annotator's Note: Virgil Clayton Moen served in the US Army Air Forces as a Waco CG-4 glider pilot in the 72nd Troop...
Jeffrey, Wallace Normandy Breakout
As the front moved, Wallace Jeffery and his unit moved. [Annotator’s Note: Jeffery was a radioman in a direction...
Jeffrey, Wallace Normandy Combat
Wallace Jeffery and his outfit of direction finders entered Normandy on 7 June 1944. The men climbed over the side of...
Moore, Charles Normandy Invasion
Charles Moore went to Bottesford which was 18 miles from Nottingham. [Annotator’s Note: Moore and the 440th Troop...
Brueland, Lowell Normandy Invasion
Lowell Brueland flew missions on 6 June [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944] in Normandy. The first mission was to...
Roach, Paul Normandy to Belgium
Paul Roach was a city engineer. He was in the reserves for two weeks in the summer. He was taking classes in command...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" North Africa
Lloyd Rogers went to Florida to have modifications done on the airplanes and to put extra gasoline tanks in the bomb...
Buckner, Jack North Africa and General Patton
Jack Buckner and his aircrew would get orders each late afternoon as to what bombs to load. They did not know the...
Heim, Henry North Africa and Italy
Henry Heim was sent to North Africa and then to Italy. They bombed on the other side of the Alps out of Italy. His...
Banghart, William North Africa to Italy
William Banghart remembers Rommel [Annotator's Note: German Army Generalfeldmarschall, or Field Marshal, Johannes Erwin...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" North Africa to Sicily
Lloyd Rogers was in the 9th Air Force, and the other two squadrons were in the 12th Air Force from England helping the...
Kaiser, Raymond Not Many Japanese
Raymond Kaiser never saw large concentrations of troops. The largest he saw was about 25. He was flying wingman when he...
Kiefer, Keith Nuclear Weapons
Keith Kiefer feels the advent of nuclear weapons is a double-edged sword. Had they not been invented, there is very...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Nurses
Enrique Cervantes recounts how at SAC [Annotator's Note: Strategic Air Command] headquarters he was asked to accompany...
Koone, Carl Observations
Asked to describe his worst mission, Carl Koone recalled a long one that started normal and had proceeded on course...
Sved, Edwin Observations
Of all the ground crew personnel, Edwin Sved recalled only one with whom his crew got close. He told the tale of a...
Baumgarten, Aaron Observations and Anecdotes
He was a young kid, and Aaron Baumgarten didn't know what to expect from the Russians; he just knew that they were...
Alison, John R. Observing the RAF
Before going to China, John Alison was sent to England to observe how the air war over England was progressing. Small...
Denault, Leo Occupation Duty
Leo Denault was always singing in the shower. He loved music. They put on a show. They built a stage with a roof on it...

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