Aerial bombardment

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Vaadi, Eugene Shot Down
Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group and flew 19 missions over Europe hitting Berlin, Nurenberg,...
Towle, John Shot Down and Aided by a French Family
John W. Towle was flying towards his target with its flying bombs. The Germans placed their antiaircraft weapons in...
Fili, William Shot Down and Captured
The target that day [Annotator's Note: 24 April 1944, the day William Fili was shot down] was Ploesti [Annotator's Note...
Smith, William J. Shot Down at Kavieng
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer establishes the date of 15 February 1944 as the starting point for this clip.]...
Sweatt, Robert Shot Down in Occupied Territory
On his seventeenth mission, Robert Sweatt was returning from Ludwigshafen, Germany when Jimmy Stewart [Annotator's Note...
Richard, Martin Shot Down Over France
On Martin Richard's last mission, the British were pinned down on the beachhead around Caen [Annotator's Note: Caen,...
Heller, Robert Shot Down Over Germany
Robert Heller was flying at an unnerving altitude and had not yet reached his target when his plane was overtaken by...
Kirk, James Shot Down over Hungary
James Read Kirk bombed France [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air...
Sacks, John Shot Down Over Ludwigshafen
On 13 September 1944 John Sacks flew a mission to bomb an I.G. Farben refinery manufacturing synthetic fuel. The plant...
Lefever, Paul Shot Down Over the Mosel River
Deep penetration raids were the most dangerous, according to Paul Lefever, and he was shot down during an attack on a...
Saylor, Herbert Shot Down over the River Kwai
Herbert Clyde Saylor's [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group,...
Jasicko, Frank Shot Down Over Yugoslavia
On 31 May 1944, Frank Jasicko [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group,...
Brien, Russel Shot Up, Milk Runs and Furloughs
On Russell Brien's third mission his aircraft lost an engine. [Annotator's Note: Brien was a nose gunner on...
Compton, Bryan Sicily to Anzio
For two or three days, the Germans would stop, shoot at the American troops and then run [Annotator's Note: during the...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Sicily to India
Lloyd Rogers was on the eastern coast of Sicily [Annotator’s Note: Sicily, Italy]. From there they bombed Italy. Then...
Bianconi, Anthony Sicily, Close Calls and Navy Musician
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note:a musician and ammunition loader on the USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] went from North...
Linkous, Melvin Siegfried Line and Normandy
Melvin Linkous [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division] was...
Brown, Bernard Siegfried Line Fighting
From Camp Howze [Annotator's Note: Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas; now Gainesville municipal airport], Bernard Brown...
Zerphey, Winfield Sinking a German U-Boat
Winfield Zerphey and the crew of his Consolidated PB4Y [Annotator's Note: the PB4Y was the US Navy variant of the...
Ingram, George Sinking of the USS Niagara (AGP-1)
George Ingram describes the USS Niagara (AGP-1) as a converted yacht, and at the time he was assigned it was tied up...
Lents, Robert Sinking of the USS Perch (SS-176)
Taken back to the time when the USS Perch (SS-176) was forced to dive and was then depth charged in the shallow waters...
Roy, William Sinking of the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Schilperoort, Clarence Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot was aboard USS Houston (CA-30) on 1 February 1942 as it departed Jakarta, Java. The cruiser was en...
Eakes, Thomas Six Battle Stars, Home, and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Thomas Eakes served in the US Army Air Forces with the 713th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment...
Weymouth, Ralph Six Weeks of Combat on Guadalcanal
When Ralph Weymouth started flying from Guadalcanal they were originally quartered with a Seabee outfit but soon moved...
Fisch, Robert Slave Laborer
Robert Fisch became part of the Jewish men who were between 18 and 48 years of age who were called up to serve the...
Lane, Charles Snipers, Capturing a Japanese Soldier, Equipment, and Tropical Illnesses
On occasion, Charles Nathan Lane would be under fire from Japanese snipers. One Japanese sniper fired at a soldier...
Bussel, Norman Solitary Confinement
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He was captured and interrogated by a...
Hull, Lester Southern France and the Battle of the Bulge
Lester Hull does not remember much about the landings in Southern France. By the time they landed, the Germans were...
Fox, Howard Southern France then Sevastopol
Howard Fox said that after the invasion of Normandy was underway, the USS Catoctin (AGC-5) was used as an amphibious...
Yates, Herman Speaking French
Herman Yates unloaded and went through Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and headed down toward Paris [...
Kinzler, Robert Specialist Schools and Hawaii After the Japanese Attack
Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...
Keller, Jack Squadron Mate Tries to Kill Him
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Hall, Meda Squadron Missions
Meda Royce Hall and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 68 (VC-68) aboard the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)]...
Walter, Louis SS James Smith
Louis John Walter departed New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] on the James Smith [Annotator's Note: SS...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld arrived at Stalag III-B [Annotator's Note: near Fürstenberg, Germany] about 30 miles south of...

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