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Brown, Roscoe 24 March 1945 Mission to Berlin
[Annotator's Note: Dr. Roscoe Brown served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot in the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter...
Kiniry, Andrew "Tim" 45th Evacuation Hospital
Andrew Kiniry rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: 45th Evacuation Hospital] at Eupen, Belgium near the German border....
Welch, Darrell A Blessed Life
A lot Darrell Welch's colleagues [Annotator’s Note: fellow fighter pilots] did not make it. Some wound up in prison...
Welch, Darrell A Deadly Game of Chicken
In England, Darrell Welch worked with the British. They told them the enemy was tough. The British had gotten Spitfires...
Buckner, Jack A Lot of Attrition
Palermo, Messina and Sicily [Annotator's Note: all in Italy] were very severe targets for Jack Buckner due to the...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Action Over Japan
Rollins Rosenzweig departed California aboard the carrier [Annotator's Note: Rosenzweig was a radioman and gunner on a...
Kneflin, Charles Aerial Combat
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortressvery heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Howie, Alice After Her Husband Died
[Annotator's Note: Alice Howie's husband was killed in an aerial dogfight in Europe and was buried by a French prisoner...
Morehead, James B. Air Combat Missions Over Europe
James Morehead discusses his aerial victory while he was on an escort mission over Romania. He saw two planes that...
Strait, Donald Air Defense in Europe
As a member of a new P-47 [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft] fighter group [Annotator's...
Liles, Robert Arrival in China and First Combat Mission
When Robert Liles arrived in China, he and the other pilots lived in hostels. They also had Chinese room boys that took...
Harrison, Charles Assault of 11 December 1941
On 11 December 1941, Charles Harrison was at Toki Point, which had a panoramic view, and could see five ships...
Bowsher, Walter Assault on Wake Island
Prior to becoming the postmaster, Walter Bowsher had manned three inch antiaircraft guns. He was familiar with those...
Rieman, Carl Attack on the USS Laffey (DD-724)
Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills. The Japanese...
Durocher, Edmund Attacks from the Air
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Morehead, James B. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
On 22 December [Annotator's Note: 22 December 1941], James Morehead headed south from San Francisco, California for...
Ernest, Malcolm B-29 Bombs and Close Calls
In the main camp [Annotator's Note: Hoten Camp, Mukden, Manchuria; present day China], Malcolm Ernest and the prisoners...
Faust, Virgil Bail Out and Captured
Virgil Faust's first mission overseas was to Flushing, Belgium, which was a milk run [Annotator's Note: slang term used...
Strunk, Chester Bailing Out After the Ploiesti Mission
Chester Strunk and his crewmates who were originally assigned together had flown with separate crews until they were...
Maltbie, Archie Bailing Out and Evading Capture
In August 1944, Archie Maltbie had a mission against a bridge across the Seine River. Fragments of German units were...
Symons, John Basic Training and Monkeys
John Symons had basic training at Jefferson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay,...
Nelson, Walter Battle of the Coral Sea
Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Harold Buell was involved in a carrier versus carrier battle in the Eastern Solomon Islands. Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern...
Weymouth, Ralph Battle of the Philippine Sea
[Annotator's Note: Ralph Weymouth served in the Navy as a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) flying from...
Jeffrey, Wallace Becoming a Radioman
Wallace Jeffery entered service after receipt of his draft notice. He signed up at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. [...
Strait, Donald Becoming an Ace
Donald Strait's first victory came when he was escorting B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Welch, Darrell Becoming an Ace
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Darrell Welch about his first victory against a German aircraft.] He got him...
Vaadi, Eugene Being a Prisoner of War in China
Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down by MiG-15s [Annotator's Note: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, NATO name: Fagot] over...
Armstrong, James Being Aided by French Civilians
James Armstrong had bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber], which was shot...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Bombing Missions, Part 2
Teddy Kirkpatrick continues recounting several of the missions he flew as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying...
Venverloh, Joseph Breaking the Siegfried Line
Joseph Venerloh remembered the attack on the Siegfried line, which was numerous amounts of pill boxes staggered around...
Buckner, Jack Buckner's Last Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Jack Buckner's last mission as a bombardier.] They would wake up around...
Rinas, Bruno Building an Air Field
At the end of 1943, the Japanese made Bruno S. Rinas and his comrades build an airport outside of Manila [Annotator's...
Whitman, Philip Camaraderie Among Pilots
Philip Whitman flew a mission to Blechhammer, Germany and they hit bad weather. They got into the clear and a pilot...
Fisher, Clayton Carrier Battle off Guadalcanal
[Annotators Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Varuso, Anthony Combat Duty on a PT boat
Anthony Varuso thought highly of the natives on the island of New Guinea. Even though their clothing was minimal, they...

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