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Morehead, James B. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
On 22 December [Annotator's Note: 22 December 1941], James Morehead headed south from San Francisco, California for...
Albright, William B-17 Crew
William Albright got along well with this crew. There were two or three of them who did things together. They were the...
Sanders, Jack B-24 Liberator Performance
Jack Sanders felt that despite its bad reputation, the B-24 [Annotator’s Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber...
Cristiano, Nick B-29 Problems
Nick Cristiano saw his first B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] in New Mexico and it...
Woodall, Wendall B-29 Specs and the End of the War
The name of Wendall Woodall's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was City of...
Shaw, Roger Back Aboard the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw returned to the SS George Gayle after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It...
Samuelson, Daniel Back Home and The Atomic Bombs
Daniel Samuelson finished his 35 missions. He had flown over from Florida to Scotland and then went to England. After...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Bad decision at Stuttgart
After that mission [Annotator’s Note: an aborted mission to an airfield just outside of Paris during which Grant had...
Strunk, Chester Bailing Out After the Ploiesti Mission
Chester Strunk and his crewmates who were originally assigned together had flown with separate crews until they were...
Whitman, Philip Bailing Out Over Austria
Philip Whitman's 33rd mission was flown on 13 February 1945 over an oil refinery in Vienna, Austria. It was 53 degrees...
Albright, William Bailing Out Over Germany
William Albright was a ball turret gunner [Annotator's Note: on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber number 42-...
McDermott, James Bailing Out Over Germany
James McDermott was not in England as early as the 305th Bombardment Group was. They had sent 16 planes on the...
Bosworth, Paul Bailing Out Over Germany
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Cristiano, Nick Bailing Out Over Japan
Most of Nick Cristiano's bombing missions started in the evening. He would call the meal before leaving "the last...
Scott, Donald Bailing Out, Being Captured, and Solitary Confinement
Donald Scott was a radio operator on the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, G.I. Jane [Annotator’s Note: B-17 #43-37520]. The...
Rans, Robert Bailing Out, Burning and Being Captured
[Annotator's Note: No mention is made here of the mission being described, however, from later interviews and the...
Nolan, Warren Baptism of Fire and Attacks in the Marianas
[Annotator's Note: There is a break in tape then the interview begins mid-sentence.] Warren Nolan went aboard the USS...
Schaller, Henry Base Life and Pickle Barrel
When Henry Schaller arrived at his base in Italy and saw the airplanes, he cried. He could not believe they actually...
Samuelson, Daniel Based in England
A mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] is the one that stands out in Daniel Samuelson's mind the most...
Moore, Charles Bastogne
Charles Moore flew to support beleaguered American troops in Bastogne. [Annotator’s Note: relief to the men in...
Dendy, Lloyd Battle of Cape Gloucester
Lloyd Dendy was in the advance party [Annotator's Note: of the 12th Defense Battalion] on the first day at Cape...
Frisco, Paul Battle of Leyte Gulf
During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...
Taylor, Jack Battle of Leyte Gulf
Jack Taylor participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. His air group from the USS Essex (CV-9) was tasked with attacking...
Alair, Gene Battle of MIdway
Gene Alair was assigned to a Transport Division Staff, CTD8, as a flag secretary and navigator aboard the USS Astoria (...
Westcott, Marvin Battle of Midway
Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she earned nine battle stars supporting the USS Enterprise (CV-...
Heffron, Edward "Babe" Battle of the Bulge
Edward "Babe" Heffron went to Bastone for his next mission [Annotator's Note: this occurred at the outset of the Battle...
Lombardo, Samuel Battle of the Bulge
Samuel Lombardo gave Captain Marsh the orders and moved forward into the action. [Annotator's Note: Even though...
Douglas, Walter Battle of the Bulge
Walter Douglas wore the same necktie for every mission he went on. He also remarked that it was freezing temperatures...
Joy, Carrol Battle of the Bulge
Carrol Joy and two of his buddies took most of their equipment with them and loaded up their carbines to head to...
Patti, Frank Battle of the Bulge and Beyond
Frank Patti's division [Annotator's Note: Patti was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th...
Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Harold Buell was involved in a carrier versus carrier battle in the Eastern Solomon Islands. Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern...
Weymouth, Ralph Battle of the Philippine Sea
[Annotator's Note: Ralph Weymouth served in the Navy as a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) flying from...
Taylor, Jack Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Jack Taylor was called to active duty in December 1942 and sent to pre-flight training at the University of Iowa. From...
Bryan, Donald Becoming a fighter pilot
Donald Bryan took off on 140 missions but only completed 138 of them. The bombers aborted on two of them because of...
Richard, Martin Becoming a Flight Engineer and Overseas Deployment
When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you...

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