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Klenoski, Richard Generals Not Politicians
Richard Klenoski volunteered for aviation training while training to be a combat engineer. He qualified to be trained...
Duffy, Gowan German Artillery
Gowan Duffy remembers that they would refer to one German plane as Bed Check Charlie [Annotator's Note: nickname given...
Morrow, John German Buzz Bombs
John Morrow was very angry about the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor so he joined the Army. It was a done deal...
Bolster, Elisabeth German Farm Life
Elisabeth Bolster was on the farm for six years [Annotator's Note: Bolster and her mother found refuge on a farm 20 or...
Geldner, Mala German Invasion and Occupation
Mala [Annotator's Note: née Gerstner] Geldner came from Chrzanów, Poland. The war started in 1939 [Annotator's Note:...
Deiglmayr, Erna German Invasion of Belgium
The German invasion of Belgium came overnight on 10 May 1940. Erna Deiglmayr heard the radio announce the invasions of...
Giller, Edward German Jet Fighter Aircraft
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. encountered German fighter jets. The Germans tried to surprise attack them, but the Americans...
Asbury, Richard German Jets and Rocket Planes
Richard Asbury flew 126 missions in the war. He only got into fights six times. He thought he was unlucky in...
Peters, Madeleine German Occupation
Madeleine Peters and her family evacuated in front of the advancing Germans [Annotator's Note: the Germans invaded...
Sichler, George German Weapons
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Sichler about different German weapons used against him.] Every night...
Fiore, Dominick Germany and Reflections
Once in Germany, Dominic Fiore [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division] once hit a P-...
Doolan, Robert Gestapo Interrogation to Stalag Luft III
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was captured and taken to Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands, along with his copilot...
Buschmeier, Frank Getting shot out of the sky
Frank Buschmeier and his crew had another pilot for a few missions because the pilot was on leave. Fitzroy [Annotator's...
Peniche, Ed Gliding into Combat in Normandy and Holland
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal recalled his first time jumping out of the plane was exciting and apprehensive....
Whitten, Sumner Going After the Japanese Battleship Haruna
After dropping his bomb, Sumner Whitten turned to get away from the Haruna's [Annotator's Note: Imperial Japanese Navy...
Dolsen, Frank Going Overseas
Frank Dolsen was deployed overseas with his crew [Annotator's Note: 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group...
Woodall, Wendall Going Overseas and Early Bombing Missions
From California they went to Kwajalein. There, Wendall Woodall tried to talk his radar operator into trying some...
Whitten, Sumner Going to Guadalcanal and Reflections on Midway
Sumner Whitten received orders to return to Ewa [Annotator's Note: following the Battle of Midway]. He got aboard a B-...
Jeffrey, Wallace Ground Air Support
Wallace Jeffery and the 300 or so troops in his unit got together after Paris. [Annotator’s Note: the unit was the...
Goyette, Donald Ground Attacks on Saipan
At the end of the war, Donald F. Goyette says, the United States could put 130 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Grugett, George Group Structure
George Grugett was with the 12th Air Force, 57th Bomb Wing, 310th Bomb Group, 380th Bomb Squadron [Annotator's Note:...
Miralles, Richard Guadalcanal
Richard Miralles thought Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] was miserable. They had mud on...
Williamson, Leon Guadalcanal
Leon Williamson returned to Ewa [Annotator's Note: Ewa Field, Oahu, Hawaii] in late June [Annotator's Note: June 1944...
Tacket, Henry Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) after the Battle of Eniwetok when the fleet was sent to a natural...
Kelley, Archie Guadalcanal and Tarawa
Later on [Annotator's Note: in the war] in the atolls on the way to China, the destroyers would go into the lagoons...
Marolda, Theodore Guadalcanal Assault
Theodore Marolda received orders to board a transport bound for the Solomon Islands after it was discovered the...
Parra, Pedro Guam and Okinawa
They [Annotator's Note: Pedro Parra and the rest of the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion] left Kwajalein [Annotator's...
Gilmore, Selwyn Guam Around the Clock
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer attempts to tie Selwyn Gilmore's work on Guam, Mariana Islands to his work in oil...
Fadem, Leroy Guam, New Guinea and Morotai
Leroy Fadem and the USS Stevens (DD-479) were part of the invasion force attacking Guam [Annotator's Note: in July 1944...
Ramsey, Frank Gunnery School
Frank Ramsey had gunnery training in Arizona. They shot a lot of skeet. They had .30 caliber machine guns [Annotator's...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Gunnery Training
After February 1944, Lewis Thomas Easterling trained in ground gunnery and aerial gunnery attempting to score enough...
Samuelson, Daniel Gunnery Training and Crew Assignment
Daniel Samuelson enlisted in the Army Air Corps and went to Texas for basic training. In high school, he did alright...
Smith, Samuel Hamburg Missions
Samuel W. Smith got the B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] up to top speed and buzzed...
Langrall, Clarke Hauling Hazardous Cargo
When Clarke Langrall arrived at the gate leading to his ship [Annotator's Note: SS Vernon L. Kellogg], he was checked...
Carlson, Harry Hazards of Flying a B-29
On one mission, Harry Carlson's aircraft had to land on Iwo Jima due to a lot of flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...
Richard, Joseph He Could Not Save Them All
Joseph Richard was a welder assigned to the USS Rigel (AR-11) when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. He...

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