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Charles Wesley Borders and his fellow pilots all started at about the same time. They had three flights of 11 pilots,...

When Wallace McKay departed for New Guinea, he returned to Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Hollandia, New Guinea; now...

John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: a member of the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit known as the Alamo Scouts]...

Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...

Frank Savage completed amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. To pass the test, the soldiers had to get ashore...

When Charles Wesley Borders was not flying, he had some reading material and records. They would also play ball. There...

Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion] which invaded...

[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce was born in northern...

Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship...

Frank Savage's first duty was to acclimate to the climate and patrol up the coast of New Guinea. The Japanese had moved...

As Charles Wesley Borders' squadron [Annotator's Note: 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical...

James J. Hill lived through one tough experience. It was the mission that Pappy was shot down [Annotator’s Note: later...

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