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Hood, George Combat Missions and Going Home
George Hood's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] had its nose wheel strut struck by a...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Combat Missions with the Cactus Air Force
Harold Buell and his fellow "Cactus Airforce" pilots searched the Slot for enemy ships. The enemy had Zero [Annotator's...
Witmer, Donald Combat off Okinawa and the USS Twiggs (DD-591) Being Disabled
The USS Twiggs (DD-591), according to Donald Witmer, was then assigned to Roger Peter 2, a radar picket station, which...
Miksa, Robert Combat Recognitions and Grief
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] received the Silver Star, Bronze Star with an arrowhead and the Purple Heart...
Russell, Patrick Composite Squadron 92 (VC-92) and Beyond
Following the end of the war, Patrick Russell flew in other carrier squadrons [Annotator's Note: after Composite...
Heilbrun, Herbert Copilot’s Performance
Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Covering the Invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Rollins Rosenzweig was part of the aircraft carrier naval air cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima. [Annotator's Note:...
Moran, John "Jack" Crossing the Rhine
John Moran and the 87th Infantry Division chased the Germans after leaving Ormont, Germany and arrived in a nearby...
Dietzel, Paul Curtis LeMay and Very Long Missions
Around the time Paul Dietzel flew his first mission, General Curtis LeMay had gone to the Pacific to take over the 20th...
Peardon, Eveline D-Day
Around five on the morning of 6 June 1944, Eveline Peardon and her family were awoken by the sound of heavy artillery...
Crane, James D-Day and Enemy Torpedo Attack
James Crane was waiting for D-Day in the war zone. They knew it was coming but did not know when. They had departed New...
Sanders, Jack D-Day Bombing MIssions
Jack Sanders took off unusually early on the day of the Normandy invasion [Annotator’s Note: 6 June 1944]. It was...
Olson, David D-Day Invasion
David Olson landed on Utah Beach on D plus 1. Part of his command was on another ship, the Susan B. Anthony [Annotator...
Rice, Darold D-Day Landing
Darold Rice remembers that the night of June 5th they heard the engines suddenly roar louder than they had ever heard...
Howland, John D-Day Missions
John Howland had been involved in Operation Fortitude in deceiving the Germans before D-Day. They were not affected by...
Greer, William D-Day Preparations
William Greer was sent to a small camp in England [Annotator’s Note: after his deployment across the Atlantic Ocean]....
Alison, John R. Defending a Tiger Airbase
During one impending Japanese air raid, John Alison jumped into the group commander's upgraded airplane and immediately...
Joslin, Harold Defense and Loss of Guam
Harold Joslin was an intercept operator [Annotator's Note: communication code specialist who interpreted enemy coded...
Haslett, Revis Deployment and Discharge
Revis Haslett went to Miami, Florida for the trip overseas around the middle of November [Annotator's Note: November...
Gikas, Gus Deployment to India
Since the unit Gus Gikas led was intended to replace another unit in India that had been deployed for two years, their...
Elliott, John Deployment to India and Shot Down by Friendly Fire
The flight to Chakulia, India took John Elliott and his B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy...
Olson, David Deployment to the UK
David Olson and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion] went through Camp Shanks en...
Roberts, George Different Planes and Different Pilots
George Roberts took part in the 6 March [Annotator's Note: 6 March 1944] raid over Berlin during which 69 bombers were...
Peterson, Dale Difficult Missions
Dale Peterson felt the Okinawa campaign to be the most difficult. He was at battle stations 113 times. Fear of death...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombers
Harold Buell flew both the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the Curtis SB2C Helldiver dive bombers. There were positive and...
Weymouth, Ralph Dive Bombing an Enemy Carrier
As Ralph Weymouth approached the Japanese fleet, he saw that it was organized in a typical formation for ships at sea....
Fisher, Clayton Dive Bombing Enemy Destroyers
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Liles, Robert Dog Fights and Ground Attack
This action was the one during which Robert Liles got his first confirmed kill. It was a Zero [Annotator's Note:...
Inghram, Robert Downed at Dieppe
For Robert Inghram, Dieppe was his big day [Annotator's Note: the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in August 1942]. That...
Marcus, Bernard Drone Development and Testing
In early 1954, Bernard Marcus was visited by a colonel with the Signal Corps in Washington. The officer had been told...
Jeffrey, Wallace Duty in England and D-Day
Wallace Jeffery arrived in Scotland and was transported by train to his new camp in England. He stayed there for four...
Alison, John R. Early Flight Experiences
At Langley airbase, John Alison switched over to P-36 [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-36 Hawk] pursuit aircraft. In a...
East, Clyde Early Life
Clyde East was born in 1921 on a Virginia tobacco farm. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a share...
Halvorsen, Gail Early Life and Air Force Career
Gail Halvorsen was born in October 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his family moved to Garland, Utah. He competed...
McNeely, Marigold Early Life and Onset of War
Marigold "Margot" McNeely was born in London, England in 1926. She moved from London to a small seaside resort called...

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