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Goodwin, Hersey Pearl Harbor and Vietnam
Hersey Goodwin was in high school, and they talked current events in the mornings. They knew about it [Annotator's Note...
Sinise, Jack Pearl Harbor to Scotland
[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this clip. The interviewer asks Jack Sinise where he was when...
Black, Jerome Pearl Harbor, Commissioned, and Married
Jerome Harold Black was a student at LSU [Annotator's Note: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana] and...
Carlson, Donald Pearl Harbor, the Air Force and B-24s
Donald Albert Carlson was in high school [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Performance of Aircraft, Living in India, and Entertainment in China
When Robert H. "Bob" Harris finished his induction training, he was assigned to single-engine planes. He was happy with...
Morehead, James B. Personal Anecdotes
When activity became concentrated at Guadalcanal, they [Annotator's Note: James Morehead and the rest of the 8th...
Race, John "Jack Race" Personal Pilot for Montgomery
John T. "Jack" Race had to go through training to become an officer and to take a flight test to qualify him for a...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Personnel and Supply
There were just a few Americans assigned to Samuel Spector's OSS Detachment 101 outfit. Some came and went, but there...
Aust, Abner Pete Everest and Crashing During a Test Flight
Abner Aust was at Iwo Jima, Japan when the Japanese formally surrendered. He was the first pilot to go home on 11...
Eustis, Lawrence Photo Group Stateside
Lawrence Eustis was drafted into the Army Air Corps on 20 July 1942 and sent to Alexandria, Louisiana for his...
Knese, Benard Photograph Discussion
Bernard Knese asks about the bricks at the museum [Annotator's Note: The National World War II Museum in New Orleans,...
McGlohon, John Photographing the Atomic Bomb Cloud
By the time John McGlohon arrived on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the Japanese war effort was...
Piazzo, Lincoln Photographing the Atomic Bomb Sites
According to Lincoln Piazzo, the J model of the B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber]...
David, Maynard Pilot Error and Losing Fuel
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Galbraith, Wendell Pilot Error and No Beer
Wendell Galbraith has never told a story about the time he learned what it was like to go down in a plane while not...
Goldberg, Edwin Pilot Performance
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg [Annotator’s...
Rondinelli, Ricardo Pilot Training
Ricardo R. Rondinelli was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in April 1924. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Gallego, Anthony Pilot Training
While Anthony “Tony” Gallego was in pilot training, he was married to his wife whom he had known since she was 14 years...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Pilot Training
Jerome "Jerry" Riga graduated from high school and went to work soon afterwards. It was not long before the draft came...
Butcher, Chester Pilot Training
Chester J. Butcher was resting and listening to the radio [Annotator's Note: at the United States Military Academy in...
Haslett, Revis Pilot Training
In primary training, Revis Haslett flew a P-17 [Annotator's Note: the PT-17 Stearman]. In basic training, he flew a B-...
Ragazzi, Frank Pilot Training
Never having been in an airplane, Frank Ragazzi took his first ride in a Piper Cub [Annotator's Note: Piper J-3 Cub...
Patterson, James Pilot Training
James Patterson remembers classification was the hardest part of becoming a cadet. They were considered privates as far...
Stevenson, Thomas Pilot Training
After being classified for pilot training, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. took his primary flight training at Oxnard Army Air...
Annas, Floyd Pilot Training
Floyd Annas had always wanted to fly and enlisting in the Army Air Corps was a way to do it. He was sent to Miami Beach...
Hissey, Paul Pilot Training and Overseas Deployment
Paul Hissey was sent to Northern Texas for basic training for six weeks. He remembered the terrain to be very flat. He...
Welch, Darrell Pilots Afraid of Combat
Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...
Wolyn, Monroe Plane Crash
Monroe S. Wolyn ended up flat on the floor of the plane. He heard a loud bang. He could not move. The wing had blown...
Elliott, John Planes Going Down
John Elliott and his crew knew nothing about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Planning the Hollandia Invasion
When the Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hollandia, New Guinea; Operation Reckless, 22 April to 6 June 1944]...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Plastic surgery and an air raid
When Grant went out for his operation, he and the guard rode a streetcar into town then boarded another one that took...
Goebel, Robert Ploesti
Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] was different from the other targets that Robert J. "Bob" Goebel flew...
Geary, Joseph Ploesti
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Geary if there any stories from Italy that he is missing.] Some may be...
Whitman, Philip Ploesti and Lunch Aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31)
Philip Whitman's last seven missions were over Vienna, Austria. He made five trips over Ploesti [Annotator's Note:...
Fitzgerald, Mack Ploesti Raid & Capture
Mack Fitzgerald was from Georgia and he enlisted in the Army Air Force. After training as a B-24 Liberator flight...
Jefferson, Alexander Ploesti, Down Time, and Being Interrogated
Alexander Jefferson flew a mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania]. It was the first time Jefferson had...

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