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Wolyn, Monroe Missing the Briefing
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers the missions they went on usually had between 100 and 300 airplanes. Many missions were...
Graham, Marvin Mission 30 and Hospitalization
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this segment.] Marvin Raymond Graham says the German fighter pilots...
Boyer, Ralph Mission 8
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...
Swarts, John Mission Dangers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to change tapes.] John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew dropped bombs over...
Wolyn, Monroe Mission Gone Wrong
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that they went north instead of south on this mission. They headed across the North Sea....
Grabhorn, Edgar Mission over France and POW Life
Edgar A. Grabhorn's group [Annotator's Note: 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Fouts, Henry Mission Particulars
Preflight for Henry Sherman Fouts' missions [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment...
Geary, Joseph Mission Routine
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Geary to take him through the day of a bombing mission.] It is not as...
Bonelli, William Mission Tactics
Early on, William Patrick Bonelli had to teach the pilot about flying, which he believes lead to him not being asked to...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Mission to Marienberg
eQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
Boyer, Ralph Mission to Poland
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...
Dolsen, Frank Mission Training
Frank Dolsen, volunteered for the Army Air Corps, and trained in Boise, Idaho with his crew [Annotator's Note: 349th...
St. Amant, Philemon Missions
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant was told to not speak about the OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services; pre-...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions After Being Shot Down
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Hogan, Ralph Missions and Bailing Out
Ralph Francis Hogan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 850th Bombardment Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Buschmeier, Frank Missions and Being Captured
Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Sinise, Jack Missions and D-Day
Jack Sinise got hit a number of times [Annotator's Note: as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy...
Linger, Russell Missions and Down Time
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. flew a mission where there were heavy guns on the Cherbourg Peninsula [Annotator's Note:...
Lederer, Henry Missions and Men
Henry Lederer flew 92 missions. That is a lot when you wake up every morning and wonder if you are going to be around...
Gomez, Hewitt Missions and Reunions
On one of Hewitt Brian Gomez's missions he and his crew spotted a German plane and they thought he was going to attack...
Lefever, Paul Missions from England and France
Paul Lefever acknowledged that many men suffered because there was a stigma attached to going to a "flak house" for...
Beary, Thomas Missions in Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is traffic noise in the background throughout this segment.] Thomas Beary served with the...
Boyer, Ralph Missions in Europe
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force out of...
Giller, Edward Missions in Europe
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing...
Sweatt, Robert Missions in Europe and Africa
Scheduled to take part in the bombing of German held oil fields in Romania, Robert Sweatt left Portreath, England on a...
Buckner, Jack Missions into Sicily and Italy
Jack Buckner and his aircrew only flew missions in support of ground troops in invasions. For the invasion of Sicily,...
Fitzpatrick, Thomas Missions Out of Italy
Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...
Bostwick, Frank Missions Over Europe
Frank Bostwick flew 35 missions over Europe. His whole crew stayed together and relatively uninjured during those...
Coop, Willard Missions over Europe
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...
Fulton, Joseph Missions Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. served [Annotator’s Note: with...
Perdue, Cawthon "C.B. Perdue" Missions Over Germany
Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was drafted and sworn into the army in July 1942. After taking aptitude tests, he was...
Koone, Carl Missions Over Ploiesti
A typical mission for Carl Koone began with the officers going for briefings and the aircrew boarding trucks that took...
Davis, William Missions Overseas
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: assigned...
Waldman, Leon Missions to Germany
Leon Waldman was able to take leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] after 25...
Urice, Joe Missions to Germany
Joel Urice saw the hole in their plane before they landed. He does not remember ever discussing the missions with the...

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