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Wainwright, James Prewar Life and Enlistment
James Eyre Wainwright was born in May 1925 in Whittier, California with one twin brother and two younger brothers. They...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" First Combat Missions
Lewis Thomas Easterling was initiated into his group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group,...
Bueker, Robert Life in Prison Camp
Robert Bueker [Annotator's Note: while a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] was treated quite well by...
Baker, Bernard Overseas Deployment
Bernard Baker went to Fort Lewis, Washington [Annotator’s Note: near Lakewood, Washington], for overseas training. He...
Linger, Russell Prewar Life, Draft, and Training
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. was born in Winter Haven, Florida in March 1921. He lived there until he was 13 years old....
Shawn, Gilbert Returning to American Lines
Eventually, Gilbert S. Shawn was brought to the American lines [Annotator's Note: by the Belgian Resistance or...
Swarts, John Reflections
John Stanley Lee Swarts' most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his crew did not return from a mission. He...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 12
One of Clarence Anderson's men came across a German pilot shooting at men in parachutes. He shot the German down and...
Lochra, Albert Joining the 100th Bomb Group and a Typical Day
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. knew nothing of the Bloody Hundredth [Annotator's Note: nickname for the 100th Bombardment...
Reese, Lloyd Pearl Harbor and Basic Training
Lloyd Reese was asleep, and his father woke him to tell him about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew that we were in...
Noack, John Segment 3
John Noack called the base and they sent some trucks in to pick them up. They were in a new base which was a mudhole....
Smith, Samuel War's End
Samuel W. Smith remembers when the war ended in Europe, bombers were needed in the Pacific. There were 65 crews picked...

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