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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Being a Prisoner of War
Lewis Thomas Easterling had broken his legs when his plane was hit and he could not go anywhere when he landed. A group...
Vaadi, Eugene Being a Prisoner of War in China
Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down by MiG-15s [Annotator's Note: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO name: Fagot] over...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Being a PX Officer
Enrique Cervantes was the PX [Annotator's Note: post exchange] officer for Lowry Airbase in Denver, Colorado. There...
Lefever, Paul Being an Aerial Gunner
The first mission Paul Lefever participated in was the second Schweinfurt mission [Annotator's Note: on 14 October 1943...
Jefferson, Alexander Being an American, the Civil Rights Movement, and Tuskegee Army Airfield
Alexander Jefferson worked in the post office after school when he returned home from war. Jefferson discovered that...
Burns, Lloyd Being an Instructor at Barksdale Field
Lloyd Burns remarks on the reputation of the B-26s [Annotator's Note: Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber]. They were...
Koone, Carl Being an Instructor at Selfridge Field
Carl Koone was in the Army Air Corps for another year after his return to the United States. He spent the winter [...
Dietzel, Paul Being Based on Tinian
Paul Dietzel flew from the Hawaiian Islands over Kwajalein to Tinian. During the flight they had not had anything to...
Burns, Lloyd Being Captured
Lloyd Burns had to bail out of his plane. When he jumped out, he blacked out right after he pulled his ripcord. His...
Casey, Donald Being Captured
Donald E. Casey served as deputy lead navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England...
Strunk, Chester Being Captured and Interrogated
Chester Strunk and his fellow crewmen were approached by locals on horseback immediately following their parachute...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Being Court Martialed
At Wendover, there was a base regulation stating that there was never to be any ammunition present in an aircraft until...
Tanner, Theodore Being Deployed
While waiting for an assignment, Theodore Robert Tanner and the other pilots of his group were called to meetings twice...
Field, Edward Being Gay in the Military
While serving at Tinker Field near Oklahoma City [Annotator's Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma], Edward Field had a...
Smith, Bernard Being Hit by Flak
Bernard Smith was fortunate because when he got overseas, the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] had been...
Livingston, Robert Being in the Army
Robert "Bob" Livingston volunteered for service with the US Army Air Force on 4 September 1942. He was sent to Camp...
Fili, William Being Liberated
William Fili was concerned about what his parents were feeling, but it would drive him nuts if he thought about it too...
Doolan, Robert Being Liberated and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was marched from Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland to Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany...
Baile, Richard Being Promoted and Firebombing Tokyo
To fill personnel losses resulting from accidents and combat, Richard Baile's crew was broken up. He was made the...
Samuelson, Daniel Being Scared
Daniel Samuelson had some close missions. They had several engine losses. They were alright. Flak [Annotator's Note:...
Bollich, James Being Shipped to Manchuria
Camp O'Donnell [Annotator's Note: Camp O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, Luzon, Philippines] was closed and James Bollich...
Ramsey, Frank Being Shot Down
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...
Doolan, Robert Being Shot Down
The targets of the first missions Robert Doolan flew were submarines. The East Coast [Annotator's Note: of the United...
Anderson, Howard Being Shot Down
Flying to Japan was not easy because so much of China was under Japanese control. All of the missions Howard Anderson...
Angier, John Being Shot Down and Captured
John Angier's 33rd mission was to Cologne, Germany which should have been a relatively short mission. They were hit...
Siracuse, James Being Shot Down and Captured
James Siracuse was waiting to board the plane [Annotator's Note: for his 22nd mission]. One of his gunners said that he...
Tanner, Theodore Being the Group Photography Officer
Theodore Robert Tanner flew six missions in a P-40 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft], but never...
Moen, Virgil Being Wounded in Holland
Prior to Operation Market Garden [Annotator's Note: Operation Market Garden, 17 to 25 September 1944, Netherlands],...
Shawn, Gilbert Belgian Underground
After ditching his plane [Annotator's Note: on 12 April 1944 over Perwez, Belgium], Gilbert S. Shawn worked with the...
Urice, Joe Berlin
Joel Urice remembers the weather was terrible. They had to go through an overcast. There was an opening in the clouds...
Cushman, Gene Berlin Airlift
Gene M. Gene M. Cushman flew cargo planes into Templehof during the Berlin Air Lift [Annotator's Note: Allied military...
Auerbach, Gerald Berlin Airlift and the Cold War
After completing training at various bases and trained on various planes, Gerald Auerbach was assigned to Kelly Field [...
Ernest, Malcolm Best in the World
Malcolm Ernest has traveled all over the world. He enjoyed Puerto Rico more than anything else. They have great bass...
Bradley, Aubrey Between Captivity and Repatriation
Aubrey Bradley said when the war was over, the Germans just folded; the guards all discarded their uniforms and left....
Jackson, William Biak and Island Hopping
William Jackson joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak,...
O'Donnell, Joseph Black March Begins
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft IV near Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now Tychowo,...

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