Aerial bombardment

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Klimas, Irvin Targets off Normandy
The Germans had several towers with radars on them that Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS...
Franzky, Gerhard Tarnopol and Normandy
Gerhard Franzky was attached as a radioman to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment, 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsburg"....
Klimas, Irvin Task Force and D-Day
In the early part of 1944, Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] were put in a...
David, Maynard Teaching World War 2 and David’s Crew
The smell over Tokyo during that night bombing mission [Annotator's Note: the 24 and 25 May 1945 fire bombing mission]...
Richard, Martin Terrible Losses
Martin Richard does not really recall his first debriefing on D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Kiplinger, Austin Terse Exchange with Admiral Sprague
Austin H. Kiplinger was aboard the USS Altamaha [Annotator's Note: USS Altamaha (CVE-18) and did anti-submarine...
Gilmore, Selwyn Texas to Enewetak
Selwyn Gilmore was drafted and went in on 17 August 1943. He stayed in Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: Pineville,...
Tweedt, Vernon T. The Abbey at Monte Cassino
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Tweedt was at the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy and was present when the Allies bombed the...
Hamilton, George The Aleutians
After his Navy training, George Hamilton was assigned to the USS King (DD-242) and spent 16 months aboard her in the...
McNeely, Marigold The Americans, London, and Big Events
Marigold McNeely went to London when she was afforded a long weekend leave. They liked the American canteens because...
Hoff, Donald The Arashi and Kaga Carriers at Midway
When Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...
de Marcken, Christian The Arrival of the Allies
Towards the end of the war, Christian de Marcken recalled, the German air base nine miles from his home was bombed. The...
Lowe, Robert The Attack and its Aftermath
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe was on the parade grounds at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii when the Japanese attacked on 7...
Biernacki, Chester The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Chester Biernacki had a few friends in the 700 man complement on the Helena [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)]. He...
Honz, Burdell The Attack on Pearl Harbor
After he was assigned to the 11th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group], Burdell...
Aldridge, Fred The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sunday, 7 December 1941 was just like any other Sunday for Fred Aldridge and his fellow sailors. When an alarm sounded...
Spencer, John The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Capsizing of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
He had arrived in Pearl Harbor, but John Curtis Spencer was not aboard his ship when the Japanese attacked on 7...
Poulson, Ernest The B-24 and Bombing Ploesti
Ernest L. Poulson recalled driving around with a friend and a couple of girls when he heard the news on the radio that...
Goodwin, Hersey The B-24 and Reunions
The B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] was a four engine bomber. Hersey Goodwin has read...
Grugett, George The B-25 and First Mission
George Grugett says the B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] is a wonderful airplane....
Woodall, Wendall The B-29 and Being Attacked
Wendell Woodall was in the 19th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 19th Bombardment Group] which initially took off from...
Sadler, Richard The Battle of Britain
Burt Richard Sadler turned 15 years old in 1940. Not long after, he started experiencing German bombing raids. Sadler...
Dyson, Freeman The Battle of Britain
Freeman Dyson was in London in 1944 when German rockets fell on the population there. That effort was a last gasp for...
Roy, William The Battle of Midway
After leaving Pearl Harbor, William Roy and the rest of the crew of the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5...
Hendrick, Robert The Battle of Midway
Robert Erskine Hendrick [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th Marine Defense Battalion on Eastern Island, Midway...
Wilson, Donald The Battle of Midway
Donald Wilson applied for flight training. When he received transfer orders for him to leave the USS New Orleans (CA-32...
Carmody, Martin "Red" The Battle of Santa Cruz
[Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody served in the Navy as a pilot flying Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers with Bombing...
McLaughlin, Sr., James The Battle of the Bulge
James Kemp McLaughlin remembers that after the bombers got fighter cover everything got easier. A damaged aircraft...
Venverloh, Joseph The Battle of the Bulge
Joseph Venerloh was informed about the Battle of the Bulge from a notice on a bulletin board while they were in a rest...
Lowe, Robert The Battle Was On
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe was with the 1st Defense Battalion at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.] They were on a guard duty...
Irvine, Elizabeth "Elizabeth Lautzenheiser" The Beginning of the War
Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine and the people in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] were very...
Goyette, Donald The Beloved B-29
Donald F. Goyette got to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands], really early in the air war, but as a...
Sadler, Richard The Blitz
The bombings started getting hectic. By then, Burt Richard Sadler was 15 years old and had joined the local Boy's...
Roberts, George The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy Bomber
[Annotator's Note: George Roberts served in the USAAF as a radio operator and gunner aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Deiglmayr, Erna The British Arrive
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Erna Deiglmayr when she knew the war was coming to an end.] The German military...
Mason, Raymond The Build-Up Force
Raymond Mason remembers that his commanding officer had to make sure people knew that he was the boss. He understood...

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