Aerial bombardment

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Leaming, Jack The SBD Dauntless
Jack Leaming and the USS Enterprise (CV-6)'s Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) received SBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD...
McLaughlin, Sr., James The Second Schweinfurt Raid
James Kemp McLaughlin could see the German fighters approaching. The Germans liked to attack from the front and when...
Molen, Herman The Second Schweinfurt Raid
Herman Molen volunteered to go on the second Schweinfurt mission [Annotator’s Note: The Second Schweinfurt raid, also...
Roberts, George The Second Schweinfurt Raid
When George Roberts flew to Schweinfurt they ran out of ammunition, except for in the radio room, on the way to the...
Ryan, John The Siegfried Line and Experiencing Enemy Fire
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] Before John Ryan reached the Siegfried Line, he came...
Marcantel, Bernard The Siegfried Line and the Assault into Germany
At the Siegfried Line [Annotator's Note: a series of defensive fortifications built by Germany in the 1930s], the...
Carmody, Martin "Red" The Sinking of the USS Hornet (CV-8)
Martin Carmody and Les Ward finally joined back up with each other. They had both consumed a lot of fuel during their...
Wiebe, Ted The Sinking of the USS Lexington (CV-2)
Ted Wiebe said that the pilots taught all the "middle men" how to fly the TBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas TBD...
Tarrant, Eugene The Slot, Coral Sea, Midway and Tarawa
[Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant served in the Navy as a captain’s mess attendant aboard the USS San Francisco (CA38...
Carawan, Chris The Start of the Battle of the Bulge
Jumping forward to when Chris Carawan was in Belgium, replacing the 2nd Infantry Division's positions weapon-for-weapon...
Bass, Stewart The TBM Avenger
Stewart Bass flew a TBM Avenger [Annotator's Note: Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber] during the Second World War. He...
Morehead, James B. The Thirst for Blood and Evacuating Java
James Morehead's first combat action was an intercept of bombers determined to destroy the 19th Bomb Group's [Annotator...
Galbraith, Wendell The Toughest Missions
The target for Wendell Galbraith's second mission [Annotator's Note: with the 782nd Bombardment Squadron, 465th...
Cohen, Jack The War Begins for Greece
The war started for Jack Cohen when Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian fascist dictator Benito Amilcare Andrea...
Bridger, Harley The War Ends
Harley Bridger's original crew stayed together the entire war except for the bombardier. He was a young, Jewish boy...
Kelley, Archie The West Virginia Torpedoed
Archie Kelley thought much more time was going by than really was [Annotator's Note: onboard the now-torpedoed USS West...
Doolan, Robert The YB-40 and England
The first time Robert Doolan ever flew was in a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] and...
Nakagawa, Ittsei They Were All Burned
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Heilbrun, Herbert Thoughts of Survival
Herbert Heilbrun did not care which theater he fought in as long as he was a part of the war. He got into training late...
Goodwin, Hersey Thoughts on Combat
Hersey Goodwin and the gunners spent a lot of time with flight recognition. When the plane flew into the one in front,...
Davis, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Davis' first combat was "scary as hell". He would be walking along the hedgerows [Annotator's Note: man-made...
Geist, Lloyd Three Missions on D-Day
Lloyd Geist's first mission was a sweep over France on 1 May 1944. The mission was uneventful. Geist recalled that he...
Fili, William Three on a Match
On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Gackenbach, Russell Tinian
Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...
DiSabatino, Eugene Tinian and the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Eugene DiSabatino arrived at Tinian and saw that the portion of the island that was being used by the 509th Composite...
Gross, Herbert Tokyo Tanks
Herbert Gross has a vivid memory of an experience with the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Gackenbach, Russell Top Secret Training
Russell Gackenbach heard rumors that his 393rd Bomb Squadron was going to move. The rumors were confirmed. [Annotator's...
Vallas, Theodore Torpedo Squadron 7 and Hawaii After
Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...
Witmer, Donald Torpedoed, Sunk and Adrift at Sea
Donald Witmer recalls that toward the end of the campaign [Annotator's Note: the Okinawa Campaign], scuttlebutt had it...
Bass, Stewart Torpedoing the Yamato
Stewart Bass participated in the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato on 7 April 1945. Weather conditions were not...
Monteyne, Joseph Tough Last Mission
The last mission Joseph Monteyne [Annotator's Note: a navigator in the Royal Canadian Air Force 425 (Alouette) Squadron...
Rozett, Walter Tough Missions and Being Wounded
There were roughly 36 planes in each mission from the base [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Thurleigh in Thurleigh,...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Toughest Mission
Floyd Horne flew a lot of missions before his D-Day missions [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on...
Keller, Jack Toughest Missions and P-51s
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout the interview as he had a stroke and has trouble...
Prince, Robert Touring American Defense Plants
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped liberate the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon, Philippines on 30...

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