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Siracuse, James Learning to Fly
James Siracuse worked in the cellar at Western Electric for awhile. The boss never came down so he could horse around a...
Rolfson, Jack Flying Combat Missions
Jack Rolfson remembered there was a time when his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd...
Paynter, Don Basic Training to B-17 Training
Donald Dean Paynter attended basic training in Houston, Texas. He just remembers it being physical and he got a lot of...
Baum, Irving Important Prisoners and Entertainment
The night when Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: as a prisoner of war] got to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Sagan...
Beckman, Kenneth Post War, Korea, and Vietnam
At the conclusion of World War 2, Kenneth Beckman stayed in the Air Force and eventually wound up in Japan with his...
Urice, Joe Aircrews
Joel Urice flew his seventh mission in Germany below Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany]. They experienced a lot...
Paschal, Robert Close Call on a Mission
Robert W. Paschal was trained to hate the Germans and the Japanese so that troops would not have a problem shooting at...
Forstall, Earl Repairing Planes
Earl Forstall went overseas in a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber]. They went on quite...
Lefever, Paul Attacking a V-2 Factory in Stettin, Germany
Paul Lefever related in depth his mission to destroy a well protected V-2 rocket manufacturing site in Stettin [...
Boyer, Ralph Mission 8
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...
O'Donnell, Joseph Going Home and Being Called a Coward
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was liberated by British troops and taken to Hamburg, Germany in 2 May 1945.] They...
Goldberg, Edwin Bombing Missions
[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg’s first...

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