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Roy, William Loss of Yorktown and Aftermath
William Roy [Annotator's Note: as a member of the salvage crew on the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on 6 June 1942] witnessed the...
Langrehr, Henry Loved to Jump
Henry Langrehr liked to parachute because it was a thrill. They used T5 chutes [Annotator's Note: parachute] which were...
Carson, Benjamin Makin Island Raid
Benjamin Carson had trained at Pearl Harbor in preparation for the raid on Makin Island. They boarded the submarines...
Brister, Delano Maneuvers, POWs and Military Camps
Delano Brister's grandfather had a barn on his property that was used once during a military training operation by a...
Levee, Harris Manhattan Project
Harris H. Levee reported to the University [Annotator's Note: Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago,...
Allen, James Manning the New Radar
[Annotator's Note: James Allen served in the Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class in the submarine service and was aboard the...
McGlohon, John Mapping Missions Around the World
In early 1942, John McGlohon's squadron [Annotator's Note: 3rd Photo Mapping Squadron] was assigned a mapping mission...
Gwin, Norris Marine Aircraft
Norris Gwin returned to the United States and applied for pilot training. He worked with the ground crews at Eagle...
Carson, Benjamin Marine Raider Training
Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed. He was soon...
Kolesa, Thomas Mark 20 Radar
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Thomas Kolesa to talk about the radar he worked with.] Antiaircraft artillery...
Wiebe, Ted Marooned and Reassigned
The Army was in charge of the Fiji station where Ted Wiebe's group was being held, and although they clothed and fed...
Karle, Isabella Marriage and Start of Career
Isabella Karle met her husband at the University of Michigan in a physical chemistry class. His undergraduate degree...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" McConnell Air Force Base
After five years in Denver, Enrique Cervantes was assigned to a new mission in Wichita, Kansas. A new airbase named...
Wofford, Jesse L. Me-262s and Operation Chowhound Food Drops
Jesse Wofford thought the German Me-262s [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter aircraft] were "...
Smith, Arthur Mediterranean to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Smith left his Mediterranean duty and returned to the US from Oran, Algeria.] He landed in...
Bailey, Kenneth Meeting the Russians
Kenneth H. Bailey was about 60 miles from Leipzig, Germany when they [Annotator's Note: Headquarters...
Nesossis, Richard Memorable Missions and the B-24
Richard Lamey Nesossis flew 52 missions during World War 2 in the Pacific Theater. Every mission had a primary,...
Lovell, James Messages from the Stars
At times during his space odyssey on Apollo VIII, James Lovell would have to communicate with the public on earth. At...
Fisher, Clayton Military Advances and Stateside Service
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Courant, Hans Military Duties at Los Alamos
Hans Courant was assigned to a group working on electronics at Los Alamos. He worked in that capacity for the next two...
Barnes, Alvin Military Service
Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...
Alison, John R. Military Training
During his military training, John Alison was trained for reconnaissance, fighter and bomber operations. Being a...
Cummings, Mary Military Training on the Beach
Because Mary Cummings [Annotator's Note: in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval...
Graham, Marvin Mission 30 and Hospitalization
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this segment.] Marvin Raymond Graham says the German fighter pilots...
Glass, Jack Mission After Darkness
It was getting dark when they took off after the Japanese fleet. The most Jack Glass had flown up to that point was...
Swarts, John Mission Dangers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to change tapes.] John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew dropped bombs over...
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...
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,...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Mortain
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Bryan, Donald Most memorable combat missions
Donald Bryan’s last kill was an Arado234. Years later it was discovered that the German pilot flying that plane was on...
Reeder, John Moving on in the Marine Corps
John Reeder remained on active duty, and was sent to the Naval Air Station at Mojave, California for a month, then...
Breen, Vernon Moving Toward the Front
Vernon Breen knew a little about driving a car, but when he was assigned to transport a captain and a radio...
Weymouth, Ralph Naval Academy Classmates and Sneak Attacks
In the early 1930s when the Japanese invaded Manchuria then moved into China, Ralph Weymouth’s group was being pushed...
Lovell, James Naval Academy Education, Deployment and Flying Navy Fighters
The war ended while James Lovell was a senior in high school and he remembers V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over...
Downing, James Naval Instructor and Postwar
James Downing did not return to the USS West Virginia (BB-48) after it was repaired. He served on the USS South Dakota...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Naval Training, Combat, War's End
Walter Amoss was 17 years of age when the war started. Like his fellow students, he wanted to join the military and go...

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