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Burch, Ralph Prewar Life
Ralph Burch was born in August 1923 in Port Arthur [Annotator’s Note: Port Arthur, Texas]. He lived close to the canals...
Piazzo, Lincoln Attacking an Aviation Alcohol Plant on Formossa
Lincoln Piazzo was recommended for the Medal of Honor for a mission over the most highly fortified area of the Pacific...
McGlohon, John Opinions on Aircraft and the Atomic Bomb
John McGlohon said the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was the best aircraft he...
Goldsborough, William Entrance Into Service and Deployment
When William Goldsborough turned 18 in January 1944, he registered for the draft, and was allowed to finish out his...
Kelley, John Overseas to the Pacific
When John Kelley and his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery D, 457th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, 11th Airborne...
Keller, Richard Prewar Life and Enlistment
Richard Keller grew up in Hahnville [Annotator's Note: Hahnville, Louisiana]. He started in the first grade the year...
Thatcher, David "Dave" Segment 1
At 19 Thatcher finished high school and enlisted in the US Army Air Corps on December 3rd, 1940. Thatcher was sworn in...
Carawan, Chris Saint-Nazaire and Advancing into Germany
As they moved into Germany, Chris Carawan remembered one battle when a man was shot and fell across the top of his...
Turnbull, David Growing up on a Farm
David Eugene Turnbull was born in March 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His family moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska where his...
Heuer, Frank Preparing for Tarawa
In the fall of 1943, When Frank M. Heuer Sr.’s course at Hall-Scott Motor Car Company [Annotator’s Note: in Berkeley,...
Mc Murray, Steve McMurray’s Art of War
Retracing his steps, Steve McMurray mentioned that on the way back from Iwo Jima he did a lot of pencil portraits of...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Attack on Pearl Harbor
On the morning of 7 December 1941, Roy Boreen enjoyed an early breakfast of pancakes. After breakfast, he went to the...

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