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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...
Rooney, Andrew Flying a Bombing Mission
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] and the other...
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...
Welch, Darrell Flying Bomber Escort Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Darrell Welch to explain how missions escorting bombers went for him.] They...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Flying Combat in Europe
When Maurice Hackler went overseas, he was a member of a crew flying a single B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Rolfson, Jack Flying Combat Missions
Jack Rolfson remembered there was a time when his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd...
Angier, John Flying Combat Missions
John Angier says that once the planes were settled on the bomb run, they could not change positions and the enemy knew...
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,...
Sellars, Arnol Flying Combat Missions and Being Shot Down
Arnol Sellars went overseas to Italy to join a fighter squadron. When he got there, he had a lot more time on the P-47...
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...
Bass, Stewart Flying from the USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Yorktown (CV-10) and sinking the Yamato
Stewart Bass flew off the Lexington [Annotator's Note: USS Lexington (CV-16)] to the Japanese home islands over Tokyo...
McGuire, Joseph Flying in India
What Joseph McGuire took to India was all he had for the duration of his duty. Many of the crews had no cold weather...
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...
Heim, Henry Flying Missions
Henry Heim remembers flying from North Africa into Italy was more difficult. He thinks that might be because he did not...
Platkin, Carl Flying Missions
Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...
Tangradi, Richard Flying Missions
Richard Tangradi remembers when the pilot called him to the front and gave him a cigar during a mission. The wing had a...
Lafleur, Kenneth Flying Missions From Aua Island
In 1944, Kenneth A. Lafleur and the 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force were sent to an airfield in Finschhafen, New...
Buchert, Cyril A. Flying off Biak and other Bases
Cyril Buchert was stationed on Biak. He was overseas for a full year. He saw few locals except when he was in Manila en...
Morehead, James B. Flying P-38s in Europe
On arrival in San Francisco, California, James Morehead reported to headquarters, and didn't like the planes he would...
Varner, Joel Flying P-51s in India and China
The war in Europe had ended, but the war in the Pacific continued. The Allies were supporting Chiang Kai-Shek [...
Cauble, Raymond Flying the B-24
Raymond Cauble just wanted to fly. There was a boy with them on the train to California. When they graduated, he went...
Monteyne, Joseph Flying the Halifax and Dreaded Missions
The Halifax [Annotator's Note: Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber] did not carry quite as many bombs as the Lancaster [...
Saylor, Herbert Flying the Hump and Return Home
Herbert Clyde Saylor [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, 10th...
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...
Rolfson, Jack Flying With Various Crews
Jack Rolfson did not like the missions where he had to go behind enemy lines. When he was in the service, the Army...
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...
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...
Wilson, James Food, History, and Race Relations
There were different concoctions in the C-rations [Annotator's Note: prepared and canned wet combat food] and K-rations...
Hatch, Norman Footage from Tarawa
Norman Hatch filmed the battle on Tarawa with black and white 35mm film, but most of the rest of his photographers shot...
Taffel, Nathan Forced Labor
Nathan Taffel and other Jews were forced by the Germans to build roads in Poland. At times, his life was threatened....
Frydman, Louis Forced Labor
Louis Frydman reached the border between France and Germany after being in Auschwitz. [Annotator's Note: Frydman had...
Zoltz, Hana Forced Labor and Liberation by the Russian
Hana Zoltz worked in a factory making guns. [Annotator's Note: Following the liquidation of the Lodz ghetto in August...
Tallon, Donald Forced Labor at Stalag II-B
Don Tallon was taken to Stalag II-B, near Hammerstein [Annotator's Note: Stalag II-B in Hammerstein, Pomerania, now...
de Jonge, Wim Forced Labor for the Japanese
Wim de Jonge was a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] and worked for the Japanese on the railroad through Thailand...
Knudsen, Elmer Fort Driant
Elmer Knudsen's first combat was at Fort Driant, about a week after he got off the boat in France. It took him about a...

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