Aerial bombardment

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Kelley, Archie Saturday Night Poker, Sunday Morning Torpedoes
On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...
Reed, Raymond Saving Audie Murphy
Raymond A. Reed went from Reykjavik [Annotator's Note: Reykjavik, Iceland] to Keflavik [Annotator's Note: Keflavik,...
Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" SBD Dauntless or the SB2c Helldiver
James Ramage was not pleased with the results [Annotator's Note: the results of the US Navy's attack on the Japanese...
Hayward, David Scariest Mission
David K. Hayward's first mission [Annotator's Note: 8 April 1943 with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment...
Casey, Donald Scary Mission
Donald E. Casey served as a navigator for the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Kimbolton, England flying B-17s...
Rickel, Robert Scary Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel went on a mission to Anklam [Annotator's Note: Anklam, Germany with the 524th Bombardment Squadron...
Aalders, Johannes School Life Under German Occupation
Johannes Aalders started secondary school in 1943 [Annotator's Note: in Apeldoorn, Netherlands]. The headmaster had to...
Rickel, Robert Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission
In August 1943, Robert "Bob" Rickel went on his second mission, the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission [Annotator's Note:...
Dyson, Freeman Scientific Service in the Royal Air Force
Freeman Dyson was an admirer of the pre-World War 1 physicist Henry Moseley. The British Army was all volunteer until...
Towle, John Scotland and Leave in London
John W. Towle spent time in Scotland after arriving from the United States on the Queen Elizabeth. He rode a train from...
Gackenbach, Russell Second and Third Atomic Bombs
Russell Gackenbach participated in the dropping of the second atomic bomb. On that mission, he was the navigator on the...
Votrobek, Jr., John Second and Third War Patrols
Running low on fuel and torpedoes, John Votrobeck [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Blenny (SS-324)] sailed to Subic...
Johnson, Malcolm Second Japanese Attack
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on Wilkes Island when the Japanese attacked Wake Island. He...
Barber, Clyde Second Overseas Deployment
For Clyde Barber’s second deployment, he returned to Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11) stationed at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Second Patrol Off Guadalcanal
That attack on the Japanese fleet off Guadalcanal was a turning point in Martin Carmody’s life. He felt bad about...
Campbell, John Second Ship Torpedoed
John Scott Campbell cannot remember the name of his second ship [Annotator's Note: SS Andrew G. Curtin]. [Annotator's...
Beckman, Kenneth Second Tour of Duty and Postwar
Kenneth Beckman discusses the comparatively impersonal nature of combat losses in the air versus those faced by the...
Settles, Louise Seeing The World
Louise Settles worked in personnel, mostly making assignments. She had never left the United States before the Army....
Sabol, Emil Segment 1
Sabol was born in 1924 and knew when the war broke out that he would have to serve in one branch or another. He chose...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 1
Alexander Vraciu was on a mission with a flight of 12 aircraft when he noticed five Zeros [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi...
Myers, Leroy Segment 1
Myers didn't lock his doors when he was growing up. If strangers came by, you would share food with them. People came...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 10
Rackley did not have much of a relationship with his commanding officer [Annotator's Note: Rackley is referring to his...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 10
Yellin went to witness the ceremony in 2006. He met a few different Japanese soldiers and American military personnel...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 10
Richard Candelaria thinks it is a shame that the American public did not get to see their 8th Air Force. They were able...
Brooks, Howard Segment 11
In the hospital they were treated very nice and given so much food that they couldn't eat it all. There was also...
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Greer, Richard Segment 11
While Richard Greer and his fellow Marines were on Guadalcanal they were bombed almost constantly. They were hit at ten...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 11
Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 12
Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...
Deen, Braswell Segment 12
Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 12
Norman Kleiss knew Peter Gaido pretty well. When Kleiss was about to take off for his first carrier landing he was...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 13
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Myers, Leroy Segment 15
Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...
Chuck, Harris Segment 2
Chuck was incredibly upset about Pearl Harbor. He had no idea even after Pearl Harbor that 5000 Japanese Marines were...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 2
Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...

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