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Cleveland, Carleton Flight Training to Combat
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Lederer, Henry Flight Training, Fear, and Respect
Henry Lederer chose to enlist in the Air Corps because he always loved flying. His father took him to Grand Central...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Whitcomb, Robert Flying 20 Combat Missions
Robert Whitcomb went overseas on a converted cruise liner. After arriving in Liverpool he was sent to Chelveston Air...
Hardy, George Flying 21 Combat Missions
George Hardy's unit had one loss in training at Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Air Field, South Carolina...
Paul, John Flying a B-17
John Paul and his crew had flown about five missions when his engineer told him he could not fly anymore. He said that...
Ammerman, Gale Flying a Broken Glider and Combat
Gale Ammerman had trained at the Alliance Army Airfield in Nebraska. He was only there a few weeks then went to North...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Flying and Crashing the P-40
The United States was going into Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Western New Guinea] and the Japanese thwarted the...
Hardy, George Flying B-29s in Korea
George Hardy got news that he was going to Keesler [Annotator's Note: Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi...
Notebaert, Richard Flying Combat in Italy
In this clip, Richard Notebaert talks about the missions he flew over the bigger cities in Italy, attacking an airfield...
Barfoot, Van Flying Combat in Vietnam and Studying History
In Vietnam, Van Barfoot found the news different from the perspective he got from it in the United States. He saw and...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flying Combat Missions
[Annotator's Note: Herbert Heilbrun is showing a photograph of Lyle Pearson, a squadronmate of Heilbrun's, and himself...
Neher, Lisle Flying Combat Missions
Lisle Neher took part in all five of the fire bomb mission. On those missions they would fly between 300 feet and 700...
Brown, Roscoe Flying Combat Missions
Dr. Roscoe Brown's first mission was to a target in Austria. All of the mission targets looked the same from 25,000...
Douglas, Walter Flying Combat Missions
In late October 1944, while flying a combat mission, Walter Douglas witnessed an air collision. Two B-17s [Annotator's...
Freligh, Robert Flying combat missions and being shot down
[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT13,...
Brooks, Charles Edward Flying Combat Missions from USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Charles Brooks landed on the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-10)] just in time for the attack on the...
Zamperini, Louis Flying Combat Missions in the Pacific
Louis Zamperini thought that the mission [Annotator's Note: to bomb Wake Island] was a piece of cake because they were...
Sved, Edwin Flying Combat Missions out of Italy
When his crew got to Italy, Edwin Sved said they lived in tents in a farm field, and flew out of a makeshift airstrip...
Wisher, Charles Flying from Tinian in B-29s
Charles “Chuck” Wisher was based on Tinian [Annotator’s Note: as a crewman on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy...
Edwards, Charles Flying Hunter-Killer Missions in the Pacific
Charles T. Edwards recalled that he was put on Hunter-Killer missions [Annotator's Note: anti-submarine missions...
Lehigh, David Flying in the Pacific
During one of his first combat missions, one of the gunners on David Lehigh's plane panicked. He found out a few...
Towle, John Flying Missions from RAF Rattlesden
John W. Towle was stationed at Rattlesden, England. There are reunions with veterans of the 448th held in Rattlesden....
Gibian, Richard Flying Missions in Europe
Richard Gibian thought the ground fire was dangerous. When flying to and from a target, pilots flew in an "S" motion to...
Hissey, Paul Flying P-38s in Europe
Paul Hissey flew P-38s [Annotator's Note: Lockheed P-38 Lighting fighter aircraft] during his time in Europe. He...
Swan, Robert Flying Search Patrols
Robert Swan and the other officers in his squadron, Patrol Squadron 44 or VP-44, did everything underground while they...
Hardy, George Flying the Fairchild AC-119K Stinger in Vietnam
George Hardy retired from the Air Force in 1971. He did fly in Vietnam. The AC-119 [Annotator's Note: Fairchild C-119...
Liles, Robert Flying the Hump and the Tojo Fighter Plane
During the two years Robert Liles was in China the supply situation improved a little. They were able to get more...
East, Clyde Flying the Spitfire and Mustang
Clyde East was provided a week of instruction after his transfer to the United States Army Air Forces. That was to...
Alison, John R. Flying Tiger Combat
John Alison flew with Tex Hill [Annotator's Note: later Brigadier General David Lee Hill, known as Tex to friends and...
Oreck, David Flying to Japan and Back
[Annotator's Note: David Oreck served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...
Lynch, James FM Sonar and Sea of Japan
James Paul Lynch says the FM radar [Annotator's Note: or FM sonar, high-frequency, short-range sonar using frequency...
Micheel, Vernon L. Follow Up Rounds During the Battle of Midway
Vernon Micheel flew the second attack flight against the Japanese [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Scouting Squadron 6...
Matsumoto, Roy Following Nhpum Ga
Roy H. Matsumoto and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Blue Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional...
Schultz, Philip Following Normandy
Philip Schultz followed the 29th Infantry Division through its major battles through Belgium, Holland and Germany. The...
Raner, Norman Fondouk, Tunisia
The area Norman Raner was in was where the eight-inch howitzers [Annotator's Note: M1 eight inch, 203mm howitzer; heavy...

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