Aerial bombardment

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Rolfson, Jack Memorable Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses the interview to adjust the camera.] Jack Rolfson went to work for American...
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,...
Hartman, Joseph Memorable Moments
Joseph Hartmann was in the "52-20 club" [Annotator's Note: a government-funded program that paid unemployed veterans 20...
Kight, Otis Midway Aftermath and USS Cowpens
Otis Kight and others volunteered for the salvage party to return to Yorktown [Annotator's Note: the USS Yorktown (CV-5...
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
Higgins, Archibald Military Experience, Esprit de Corps and War's End
For Archibald Higgins, being away from family and friends was not easy during his service. It took a tough toll on his...
Smith, Samuel Military Honors
Samuel W. Smith was awakened to fly a mission. He had to get up and get his crew ready. They had their breakfast and...
Saloom, Kaliste Military Operations in North Africa
Kaliste Saloom was part of a group of 30 men who landed at Oran in North Africa [Annotator's Note: as part of Operation...
Stahl, Floyd Minesweeping Around Japan
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Stahl served in the Navy as a storekeeper aboard the minesweeper USS Sway (AM-120).] Going...
Arceneaux, Arthur Missed Kills and War's End
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior [Annotator’s Note: a pilot with Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] was...
Wiebe, Ted Misses and Hits
In February [Annotator's Note: February 1942], Ted Wiebe was making raids on Salamaua and Lae [Annotator's Note: on the...
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...
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...
Clark, Earl Mission at Lake Garda
Earl Ervin Clark and 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment crossed the Po River in Italy as the lead unit. Because Clark was...
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....
Kneflin, Charles Mission Over Shanghai and War's End
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Fouts, Henry Mission Particulars
Preflight for Henry Sherman Fouts' missions [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment...
Armstrong, James Mission Profiles for Schweinfurt and Hamburg
James Armstrong describes the basic mission profile from being awakened in the morning to briefing, to manning up the...
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...
Boyles, Edward Mission to Dagami Province
Edward E. Boyles and his platoon's [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a platoon leader in Company B...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Mission to Marienberg
eQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Mission to Norway
[Annotator's Note: James Kemp McLaughlin flew 39 missions during two combat tours in Europe in Boeing B-17 Flying...
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...
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...
Caudle, John Missions and Secrets
The Air Force had a habit of giving flyers a shot of whiskey before they went into a debriefing. John Caudle went...
Van Kirk, Theodore Missions from England
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk continues his discussion of the early B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Rogal, Theodore Missions from Italy
[Annotator’s Note: There is white noise in the background throughout the segment.] When he went into service, Theodore...

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