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One of the most memorable events that happen to Robert H. "Bob" Harris was when his friend died in the plane he was...
Donald F. Goyette has four sons, all of whom have achieved success in their lives. When he retired, he and his wife of...
Joseph F. McGee Junior's most vivid memory of World War 2 is the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Robert G. Aldous' attitude was to either fight in the war or lose the war [Annotator's Note: when asked by the...
[Annotator's Note: Keith Kiefer was assigned to a Radiological Cleanup detail on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands while...
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
Lloyd Rogers worked with a seismograph machine before the war to find oil deposits for Shell Oil Company. They would...
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the US Army Air Forces] was about 20 miles away from where Mussolini [...
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. thinks the aftereffects of the bombings around Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] was the...
In 1943, William White Brainard joined the Army Air Corps because he lived close to Morrison Field [Annotator’s Note:...
Calvin F. Bannon's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he encountered Japanese Zero [Annotator's Note:...
William S. “Bill” Beamish’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his fiancée came to the railroad station...
Ralph Boyer has many memorable experiences of World War 2. He fought because it was necessary for everyone to do their...
Russell Gackenbach said that he would be part of the atomic bomb mission again if he was asked to do it. We were at war...
Howard Cain’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he flew over Hiroshima [Annotator’s Note: Hiroshima,...
Donald Lee Casey believes there should be institutions like the National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: The National...
Charles Graves Chauncey's aircraft was named "Goin' Jessie" with a mean-looking rabbit for the nose art. He recalled...
Fiske Hanley II was held captive by Kempeitai [Annotator's Note: Kenpeitai, also called Kempeitai; military police arm...
Looking back, 65 years after the event, James Muri believes that the Battle of Midway had to be a turning point in the...
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee randomly claps his hands throughout segment.] Harold Hughes’ most memorable experience...
Frank Jasicko’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bailing out of an airplane for the first time and the fear...
John J. Connelly’s most memorable experience of the war was during night training at Biggs Field [Annotator’s Note:...
Frank William Buschmeier did not stay in the Air Force after the war because his grandmothers did not want him to...
Ed Kough most memorable experience of World War 2 was flying the B-24s [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator...
[Annotator's Note: The sound quality is diminished throughout this segment.] George Henry Rosenberg was changed by...
Jack H. Bleuler served as a tail gunner on a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] with...
Anthony “Tony” Gallego’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was graduating as a pilot and marrying his wife. He...
Albert Sieck served as a pilot with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 14th Air Force, which was the Flying Tigers [...
[Annotator’s Note: A cell phone dings throughout the segment.] George E. Budlong’s most memorable experience of World...
Fred A. Stecher’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was being deployed overseas and boarding the Queen Mary...
World War 2 changed William White Brainard’s life because he was able to take advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's...
Every young adult should serve in the military. William L. Snow was only 20 years old when he flew his first mission....
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell’s most...
Dr. Albert Habeeb’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was traveling to different areas of the world. He...
Robert W. Paschal’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his plane was shot up on a mission. He fought...
Chester L. Talley does not believe that World War 2 changed him in any way. He did not suffer from nightmares. He...

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