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Poulson, Ernest Postwar Military Career
Ernest L. Poulson was sent to Hill Field [Annotator's Note: now Hill Air Force Base, Utah] as the assistant operations...
Kough, Edward Postwar Military Career
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Cushman, Gene Postwar Military Career
Gene M. Cushman flew cargo planes during the Berlin Airlift [Annotator's Note: Allied military operation which...
Bonelli, William Postwar Military Career
William Patrick Bonelli was never injured in combat. The closest he got was shrapnel hitting his pilot's chair. He...
Strait, Donald Postwar Military Service
After Donald Strait came back to the United States he got married and worked in the Office of Flying Safety in Winston-...
Morehead, James B. Postwar Military Service and Career
On VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], James Morehead was base commander at Chico Air Force...
Mills, Willis Postwar Philippines
Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...
Race, John "Jack Race" Postwar Pilot Life
John T. "Jack" Race was flying very important people around in a regular line C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47...
McCowen, William Postwar Pilot Training
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: in pilot training in Texas after the war] was on the honors committee in the cadets...
Moret, Calvin Postwar Racial Injustices
Calvin Moret admired his brother [Annotator’s Note: Adolph Moret, Jr. was Moret’s eldest brother. With his brother’s...
Henry, Frederick Postwar Reflections
Frederick Henry imagines he would enjoy military life today, as it is less restrictive than it was when he served. The...
Reese, Lloyd Postwar Reflections
Lloyd Reese had been a prisoner-of-war after his Consolidated B-24 Liberator had been shot down over Ploesti, Romania....
Bachmann, George Postwar Reunions
In 1983, George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th...
Synder, Harold Postwar Reuniting with Friends
Harold Daniel Snyder keeps in touch with Hegland [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to identify]. He, O'Hara...
Callender, Alvin Postwar Service and Discharge
When Alvin Callender returned to the United States, he was sent to Goodfellow Field at San Angelo, Texas to train...
Shook, Hal Postwar Service and Reflections
He has no memory of VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], but Harold Shook remembered that on...
Bergbower, Harold Postwar Service in the US Air Force
Harold Bergbower stayed in the Air Force full time after World War 2. He went to Chanute Field in Illinois and took...
Rans, Robert Postwar Thoughts
Robert Rans was discharged from the US Army Air Forces in 1946. He immediately applied and was accepted at Notre Dame [...
Carlson, Donald Postwar Thoughts
Donald Albert Carlson was fortunate to be in the service for two and a half years. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill,...
Silvia, Joseph Postwar Thoughts
Joseph Silvia thought the caste system in India was odd. The Americans lived like kings compared to the British there....
Nickerson, Edward Postwar Thoughts
Edward Nickerson flew home from England to Bangor, Maine. He vaguely remembers coming home. His mother met him. His...
Cahoon, Robert Postwar, Strategic Air Command, and Reflections
After being discharged, Robert Cahoon returned to Pickens, Mississippi. He did not have a difficult time readjusting to...
Cardenas, Louis POW Camp
Louis Cardenas remembers that they were taken from the capture site to Bucharest, Romania, the capital city. They were...
Molen, Herman POW Camp
Herman Molen was interrogated by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: Molen was taken prisoner of war after bailing out...
Jostad, Glen POW Discipline
Glen Jostad was first held in a German prisoner of war camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft VI in Heydekrug, Germany,...
Fitzgerald, Mack POW Experience
Mack Fitzgerald was from Georgia and he enlisted in the Army Air Force. Having trained as a B-24 Liberator flight...
Smith, Eben POW Experience
Captured after bailing out of his flak damaged B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber], Eben...
Tangradi, Richard POW Experience
Richard Tangradi was marched for 60 days in the winter. He knew he had to escape. They ate raw potatoes and stale bread...
Bollich, James POW Experience Near the End of the War
There was no dentist in the camp and James Bollich had some teeth decaying. Anytime someone was sick and thought they...
Wolff, Robert POW Experiences
Robert Wolff remembers that there were escape attempts all the time. They had to get permission from the “escape...
Jostad, Glen POW Food
Glen Jostad found the food to be very meager and poor in the prisoner of war Stalag near Heydekrug, Germany [Annotator'...
Rinas, Bruno POW in the Philippines
Bruno Rinas thought Camp O’Donnell [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camp] was a hell hole. There was no water for...
Jostad, Glen POW Ingenuity
Glen Jostad learned while being a prisoner of the Germans that everything is valuable. He managed to create a trap for...
Connelly, John POW Life and War's End
John J. Connelly was captured by Germans when he bailed out of his plane and was transferred to Stalag Luft IV [...
Buschmeier, Frank Pre war and the draft
[Annotator’s Note: The interview begins mid sentence, after the initial story Frank tells the interview begins.] Frank...
Siracuse, James Pre-Deployment Stunts
[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as an A-20 pilot in the 669th Bombardment Squadron, 416th...

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