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Baxter, Lionel Omaha Beach and Malmedy
Lionel Baxter and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 941st Field Artillery Battalion] landed on Omaha Beach [...
Denzler, Edward On Patrol in Burma
Edward Denzler did a lot of patrolling and remembers one mission when his company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd...
Ammerman, Gale On the Ground in Normandy
[Annotator's Note: Gale Ammerman crash-landed his glider on D-Day, Normandy, France 6 June 1944 and made his way back...
Kaiser, Raymond One and a Half Kills
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser served in the US Army Air forces as a pilot flying Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter...
Hardy, George Only One Close Call
When George Hardy would go out and get his airplane into position, his crew chief would ride on the wing. It is really...
Welch, Darrell Only One Mechanical Problem
Darrell Welch never turned back from a mission. There was one mission where he should have. Welch had a good mechanic....
Whitten, Sumner Opening Round of the Battle of Midway
Sumner Whitten noticed heavily armed Marines around the runway. At about that time they were warned to be prepared for...
Reed, Robert Operating out of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Robert Frederick Reed was stationed at Kagman Point while on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
Sandoz, James Operating the 40mm Bofors Gun
James Sandoz was drafted in 1943. He was at school when Japan invaded [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Moore, Charles Operation Dragoon
Charles Moore had his next major mission when he participated in the invasion of Southern France. [Annotator’s Note:...
Moore, Charles Operation Market Garden
Charles Moore and his outfit flew many supply runs into France. [Annotator’s Note: Moore had returned to England with...
Harris, Robert Operation Market Garden
After the D-Day related transport flights, Robert Harris was assigned to a mission that never transpired. His...
Morgan, Fred Operation Market Garden
Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Harold, Paul Operation Market Garden
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Operation Market Garden
Theodore Finkbeiner and his fellow paratroopers were told they were going to jump into Holland with the goal of...
Garcia, Ray Operation Strangle
Ray Garcia landed in Italy in October 1944. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to provide a brief break in the...
Moore, Charles Operation Varsity
Charles Moore flew in the major airborne operation to cross the Rhine River. Like the operation into Holland, this was...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Varsity
Gale Ammerman needed his weapons in the Varsity landing [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel,...
Pritchett, James Operation Varsity and Aftermath
The drop zone for Operation Varsity was near Wessel, Germany, and James Pritchett described how General Montgomery's [...
Strait, Donald Operational Advancement
As a manager for Republic Aviation during the Vietnam War, Donald Strait spent a month each at Taklhi and Korat, air...
Strait, Donald Operational Experiences
Recalling some of his more interesting operational experiences, Donald Strait talked about one when he was escorting B-...
Elliott, John Operations in Japan and the Fire Bombing of Tokyo
From then on, John Elliott flew with his own crew, and after missions to Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand; and Rangoon,...
Garcia, Ray Operations with Partisans
Ray Garcia had contact with the Italian partisans who opposed Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian fascist dictator...
Fitch, Mason Opinion on Pearl Harbor Attack
Mason Brownell Fitch views the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on...
Carroll, Wesley Opinions and Recollections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll how important it is for current and future generations to learn...
Dendy, Lloyd Oro Bay and the Natives
Lloyd Dendy thinks that they shot several [Annotator's Note: Japanese] aircraft down while on Woodlark Island. There...
Gust, Darrell Oschersleben Focke-Wulf Factory
Within three to five minutes of the rest of the group turning back, Darrel D. Gust's squadron [Annotator's Note: 359th...
Edwards, Marvin OSS War Missions
Marvin Raymond Edwards [Annotator's Note: with the 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Kibort, Reva Outbreak of War
Reva Kibort could not attend school because the war broke out in 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland [Annotator's Note...
Martin, Burnia Overseas and Final Mission
Burnia Martin's unit [Annotator's Note: 547th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was based...
Krause, Joseph Overseas and First Mission
Joseph Krause was stationed in Washington State while he continued his training to be a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing...
Pohorilla, Michael Overseas and First Mission
Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla boarded a converted Italian luxury liner, the Saturnia [Annotator's Note: MS Saturnia], for...
O'Donnell, Joseph Overseas and Shot Down
Joseph O'Donnell was told he was going overseas by Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...
Donovan, Harry Overseas and Trouble with the Captain
Harry A. Donovan was assigned to a transport ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Leon (APA-48)] and trained for a month on...
Creekmore, Thomas Overseas Deployment
Thomas Creekmore went overseas [Annotator's Note: in 1945], and he was an eager beaver. His pilot [Annotator's Note: in...

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