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Joy, Carrol End of the War
Following the Battle of the Bulge, Carrol Joy and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 514th Fighter Squadron, 406th...
Snyder, Ray End of War Duty and Operation Crossroads
Ray Snyder graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Engineering Physics, and was commissioned in...
Bryan, Donald Enemy attack on Y29
Y29 was a wonderful set up. They got there on 24 December [Annotator’s Note: 24 December 1944]. For the first time they...
Moret, Calvin Enemy POWs and Bigotry
When Calvin Moret was at Godman Field near Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Kentucky], he noted that Italian and German...
Joy, Carrol England and France
Carrol Joy moved from England to France in July [Annotator’s Note: July 1944]. Afterward, his squadron would be in...
Edwards, Marvin English Base and First Mission
Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Cristiano, Nick Enlistment and Assignment to B-29s
Nick Cristiano enlisted in the Army Air Corps because he wanted to be a pilot. He took the exams. He went to Greensboro...
Hussey, William Enlistment and Assignments
When William Hussey graduated from high school he was too young to enter the Naval Academy, so he signed up for the...
Buckner, Jack Enlistment and Training
Jack Buckner enlisted because he was patriotic. It was his duty. He always wanted to fly so it was a great opportunity...
Shaw, Claude Entrance Into Military Service and Deployment
Life at the Academy [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland] was very good, and Claude...
Carter, Donald Entrance to the Army
In June 1943, Don Carter was drafted with 60 other boys from his town [Annotator's Note: Hornell, New York]. They...
Bryan, Donald Escorting bombing missions
For the first several months they were flying out of Bodney, they did not live on base. They lived in a hotel and were...
Birnbaum, Stanley Europe
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fell into his landing craft before landing at one of the American beaches at Normandy about five...
McBride, Frank European Air Warfare
Frank Curtis McBride installed the bombsight [Annotator’s Note: Norden bombsight] in the twin engine Martin bombers [...
Carson, Benjamin Evacuating Makin Island
Benjamin Carson found that evacuating Makin Island was far more difficult that arriving there. The tide worked against...
Praetorius, Leo Excitement and Injury
In Norfolk, Virginia, Leo Praetorius was assigned to several different pilots. They were training up and down the east...
Amore, Frederick Experiences in Africa
When he was overseas, Frederick Amore was servicing mostly C-46s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss C-46 Commando transport...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Kirk, James Experiencing Combat
There must have been 1,500 guns around Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania]. That was where they [Annotator's...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Experiencing Combat and Fighting Its Effects
In September 1944, Francis Resta was attached to the 29th Infantry Division and he saw his first combat at Birgden,...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Experiencing Kamikaze Attacks
Richard Witaker was apprehensive about going ashore before Okinawa. He had seen his first indications of war while at...
Manasse, Fred Expressions in Art and Activism
As a sculptor, Fred Manasse worked on a piece of art for his sister, through which he meant to express the "horror of...
Saik, Ogden Facing the Enemy
As a radar man, Ogden Saik was trained to destroy his equipment in the presence of an officer in the event of the ship'...
Rosendahl, Robert Fall of the Philippines
Robert Rosendahl's squadron [Annotator's Note: 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group] was stationed at a gunnery...
Zimmer, Mitchell Faulty Torpedoes and Being Depth Charged
Mitchell Zimmer and the USS Snapper (SS-185) had multiple war patrols while using faulty torpedoes. Most of their...
Kerner, John Field Medical Procedures
John Kerner thought he would be taking part in the D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: the invasion of Normandy on 6 June...
Bronfin, Fred Fighter Director Training
Fred Bronfin reported to Fort Schuyler in New York where he had a two month indoctrination. He was then sent to Norfolk...
Bernardi, Joseph Fighter Escorts
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group,...
Taylor, Jack Fighter Operations in the Pacific
Jack Taylor was temporarily assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for two weeks when his ship [...
Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...
Bryan, Donald Fighter planes
The first real fighter airplane Donald Bryan flew was the P-40D with the Merlin engine, not the Allison engine. They...
Salter, Cary Fighter Squadron 353
Cary Salter was in a dogfight when his wing was hit. It flipped the plane over. He went to pull out and nothing...
Ananian, Stephen Fighting German Jets
Stephen Ananian says that the idea that if the Germans had built their jet fighters sooner in the war, it would have...
Reitman, Seymour Fighting in Germany
Seymour Reitman was near Aachen, Germany, which was the first German city taken by the Americans. From there, he...
McKnight, Harry Fighting on Okinawa
Harry McKnight arrived at Sugar Loaf Hill [Annotator's Note: a part of the Japanese defensive line known as the Shuri...
Guidone, Frank Fighting on Tulagi
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone joined the US Marine Corps in July 1940. After completing boot camp he joined the 1st...

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