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Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Military Trainer Aircraft, Letters and Flying Before the War
Geraldine Nyman only knows one girl from the second graduating class of WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service...
Arceneaux, Arthur Missed Kills and War's End
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior [Annotator’s Note: a pilot with Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] was...
Boyer, Ralph Mission 8
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...
Wolyn, Monroe Mission Gone Wrong
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that they went north instead of south on this mission. They headed across the North Sea....
Grabhorn, Edgar Mission over France and POW Life
Edgar A. Grabhorn's group [Annotator's Note: 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Mission to Marienberg
eQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions After Being Shot Down
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Hogan, Ralph Missions and Bailing Out
Ralph Francis Hogan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 850th Bombardment Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Buschmeier, Frank Missions and Being Captured
Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Kaiser, Raymond Missions in India
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser completed his pilot training and flew out of Miami, Florida for his next assignment...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions to North Africa
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went...
Russell, Patrick Naval Pilot
Patrick Russell was aboard a cruiser [Annotator's Note: the USS Detroit (CL-8)] that performed a "pineapple run." It...
Bueker, Robert Navigation Training to Italy
Robert Bueker had navigation training in Hondo, Texas. He was in San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] on...
Engels, Emile News of the War and Hiding Downed Airmen
Emile Engles' parents took care to tell their children that when dealing with the Germans, and particularly the Gestapo...
Klenoski, Richard Ninth Mission Crash
[Annotator's Note: Richard Klenoski joined his bomber crew in Casper, Wyoming in late 1944.] He was married on New Year...
Moore, Charles Normandy Invasion
Charles Moore went to Bottesford which was 18 miles from Nottingham. [Annotator’s Note: Moore and the 440th Troop...
Barnes, Alton Occupation of Japan
Alton Barnes and the 158th Regimental Combat Team, 158th RCT, left the Philippines in September [Annotator's Note:...
Arceneaux, Arthur Okinawa Fighter Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior arrived after the field [Annotator's Note: Yontan Airfield (Japanese name Kita Airfield...
Steglich, Lenwood Okinawa then War's End
Lenwood Steglich [Annotator’s Note: as a Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class aboard the survey ship USS Bowditch (AGS-4)]...
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...
Zimmer, Mitchell Ongoing Submarine Duty, Picking Up Prisoners and the War's End
Mitchell Zimmer served aboard two sister-ship submarines, the Snapper [Annotator's Note: USS Snapper (SS-185) and the...
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...
Garcia, Ray Operations with Partisans
Ray Garcia had contact with the Italian partisans who opposed Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian fascist dictator...
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...
Leith, Hal OSS Wartime Duty
Harold “Hal” Leith arrived in Kunming, China by airplane. His aircraft was successful in reaching the destination, but...
Osgood, Edgar Overseas and Joe Kennedy
Edgar De Pue Osgood and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Bombing Squadron 111 (VPB-111)] were in Florida when...
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...
Fouts, Henry Overseas Deployment
Henry Sherman Fouts flew his first mission on 29 August 1944 [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron,...
Grant, Edward Overseas Deployment
After receiving his commission, Edward Grant worked in Florida as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Loring, Bud Overseas Deployment and Shot Down Over France
Bud Loring went from Santa Maria [Annotator's Note: Army Airfield, Santa Barbara County, California] to Colchester,...
Haslett, Revis Overseas Experiences
Revis Haslett initially wanted to join the Marines but went into the Army Air Forces instead. He was working with a...
Riggs, William Overseas to the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Someone off camera interjects at various points.] As his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Suwannee (...

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