Aerial bombardment

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Sieck, Albert Missions in CBI
Albert Sieck was assigned as a pilot with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group, 10th Air Force in...
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...
Stevenson, Thomas Missions in Europe
Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. served with the 772nd Bombardment Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group, 5th Bombardment 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...
Kaiser, Raymond Missions in India
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser completed his pilot training and flew out of Miami, Florida for his next assignment...
Metcalf, James Missions in the Pacific
James W. Metcalf was assigned as turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). The...
Russell, Richard Missions in the Pacific
Richard T. Russell, Jr. heard that the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] had bombed Pearl...
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,...
Riggs, Clarence Missions Over Europe
Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., and his crew received orders to fly to a former German base in Tunisia. There were...
Castaing, Albert Missions Over Europe
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.]...
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...
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...
Ebersole, William Missions Over Japan
William Ebersole flew his first mission in May 1945. It was a dive-bombing mission to Chichi Jima which is where George...
Fitch, Mason Missions over Japan
Mason Brownell Fitch flew over Kobe [Annotator's Note: Kobe, Japan] on his first mission over Japan [Annotator's Note:...
Kitowski, Charles Missions Over Northern Italy
Charles Kitowski and the other pilots [Annotator's Note: in the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air...
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...
Dana, Newton Missions over the Himalayas
On Newton Dana's second mission, his plane was the last to leave the ground and as they reached the target area, he saw...
Gilman, John Missions over the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was...
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...
Weseman, Wilfred Missions to Germany
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noises throughout the segment.] Wilfred Lawrence Weseman served in Italy...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions to North Africa
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Missions with Major Earle
In the beginning of 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe, a replacement pilot, made his way to the 9th Air Force Headquarters...
Rieman, Carl Mog Mog Officer's Club and the Invasion of Okinawa
While Carl Rieman was off of Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)...
Smith, Samuel Molesworth, England
Samuel W. Smith arrived in Liverpool [Annotator’s Note: Liverpool, England]. They were loaded on a troop train to...
Weseman, Wilfred More Mission Stories
Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noises throughout the segment.] Wilfred Lawrence Weseman served in Italy...
Savage, Frank Morotai
The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...
Ollar, Vernon Mortar Combat in Hedgerows and Saint-Lô
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Vernon Ollar participated in...
Welch, Darrell Most and Least Fun
Darrell Welch and his squadron [Annotator's Note: 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force] kind of...
Johnson, John Mount Fuji Project
John S. Johnson became disillusioned with some of his battery mates while working the Mount Fuji Project. The "Beast of...
Lafferty, Ralph Mountain Training
At Camp Hale [Annotator's Note: Camp Hale, Colorado], Ralph F. Lafferty learned rock climbing, how to climb mountains,...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Move to the Atlantic Theater of Operations
Describing his patrol duties in the Pacific, Bennett Sparks spoke of the initial testing of SONAR [Annotator's Note:...

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