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Williams, Earl Experiencing the Attack on Pearl Harbor from the Ground
Surviving the aerial attack on his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber], Earl Williams and...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Famous Naval Aviators of the Pacific War
Harold Buell discusses his wartime experiences and his opinions of multiple dive bomber and fighter pilots who he flew...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Fatal Hit on the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter was located between the USS Arizona (BB-39)'s turrets three and four during the attack. With the terrible...
Jacobson, Martin Fear, Saipan, Guam and Okinawa
When Martin Jacobson and his Underwater Demolition Team [Annotator's Note: UDT-3] did reconnaissance, they did not go...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Fighter Attack over Stuttgart
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
David, Maynard Fighter Opposition and Mining Missions
[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...
Bryan, Donald Fighter planes
The first real fighter airplane Donald Bryan flew was the P-40D with the Merlin engine, not the Allison engine. They...
Liles, Robert Fighter Planes and Fellow Pilots
[Annotator's Note: Robert Liles served in the USAAF and flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft with the 16th...
Nolan, Warren Fighting Fires and Recovering the Dead
Warren Nolan was aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) when it was hit by two kamikaze aircraft on 11 May 1945. The deck...
Tweed, Earl Fighting in the Hedgerows
Earl Tweed had to revamp his plans after getting off the beach and reaching high ground [Annotator's Note: Tweed had...
Feldman, Henry Fighting in the Hürtgen Forest
Henry Feldman and the 8th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Feldman was a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Feldman, Henry Fighting in the Normandy Hedgerows
Henry Feldman reached France during the hedgerow fighting [Annotator's Note: he landed in Normandy on 4 July 1944]. His...
Heilbrun, Herbert Final Mission
Herbert Heilbrun wrote his last letter before his final mission. [Annotator's Note: A baby has been crying in the...
Smith, Eben Final Mission and Capture
Assigned as a B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] pilot, Eben Smith arrived first in...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Final Mission and Return to the United States
Maurice Hackler's final mission gave him some concern. The departure of his pilot after Hackler's 30th mission meant...
Weymouth, Ralph Final Thoughts
Ralph Weymouth was awarded the Navy Cross for the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was given the award for his...
Woodall, Wendall Firebombing Tokyo and Late War Daylight Bombing
[Annotator's Note: Wendall Woodall served in the US Army Air Forces as a blister gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress...
Bryan, Donald Firing in anger
When Donald Bryan was going to junior college the US was paying for pilot training [Annotator’s Note: the Civilian...
Bergeron, Fred First Attack of the Battle of Midway
Fred Bergeron saw three carriers as well as battle ships, cruisers and destroyers spread out over a very wide area. The...
Harris, Robert First Combat Mission
Robert Harris flew his first combat mission over France on D-Day. [Annotator’s Note: D-Day was on 6 June 1944 when...
Richard, Martin First Combat Mission
Martin Richard's first mission was almost complete catastrophe. [Annotator's Note: He flew his firts mission on 6 June...
Roberts, George First Combat Missions
The worst part of the mission to Bremen for George Roberts was the fighters. Roberts operated his gun from the radio...
Morrow, John First Flak Hit
John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...
Johnson, Malcolm First Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor for Morrison-Knudsen [Annotator’s Note: American civil engineering and...
McLaughlin, Sr., James First Mission
Their [Annotator's Note: the 92nd Bombardment Group] first mission was in September [Annotator's Note: September 1942]...
Hood, George First Mission and Final Missions
George Hood flew bombing missions against Japanese residential sections of Tokyo. That was because the enemy had...
Finesmith, Max First Mission Over Europe
Max Finesmith went into the briefing for his first mission before four in the morning. The plan was to takeoff by 8:30...
Rans, Robert First Missions, Training and Ploesti
Robert Rans recalls that his first mission was to Messina, Sicily and he remembers being scared as he saw the wall of...
Reese, Lloyd First Run on Ploie?ti
First Lieutenant Lloyd Reese flew 11 missions as a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th...
Gross, Clayton First Successful Dogfight and Friendly Fire
The first mission during which Clayton Kelly Gross shot down an enemy plane was when he was flying with Billy D. Harris...
Balza, Firman First Wave, December 7, 1941
Shortly before colors (800 hours) on 7 December 1941, Firman Balza was standing on the starboard gallery deck, talking...
Roberts, George First Weeks in England
George Roberts and his crew were sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia where they boarded the USS Argentina [Annotator's Note...
Bryan, Donald Five kills in one day
Donald Bryan got five kills in one day. They had to new K14 sights and it was the first time he had ever fired with one...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flak Damage
Herbert Heilbrun went through the cadets with Lyle Pearson. On 29 December [Annotator's Note: 29 December 1944],...
Bass, Stewart Flight Incidents
Stewart Bass never crashed a plane but discusses an incident in Opa-locka, Florida when he was a aboard a TBM [...
Loring, Bud Flight Training
Learning how to fly was quite a job for Bud Loring. He had never flown before in his life. They had civilian...

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