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Osgood, Edgar 150 Missions
Edgar De Pue Osgood was not shot up on any of his missions [Annotator's Note: as a navigator in Patrol Bombing Squadron...
Szafran, Daniel 1948 Mission and Reunion in Hamburg
Daniel Szafran had only one friend killed in an offensive. [Annotator's Note: There is a break in the tape then starts...
Becker, Irving 1st Special Service Force
Irving Becker was assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Special Service Force. A book...
Bueker, Robert 23rd Mission Sabotaged
Robert Bueker flew 23 missions [Annotator's Note: with the 454th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force]. [Annotator's Note...
Luce, Dwain 33 Days in Normandy
Dwain Luce feels that they must have loaded up in advance [Annotator's Note: loaded the gliders in preparation for the...
Morgan, Fred 33 Days of Combat
When Fred B. Morgan, Junior was working [Annotator's Note: as a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th...
Martinez, Benigno 351st Infantry Regiment Medical Team
Benigno Martinez's wounded battalion commander, Colonel Tillman Boyd, was well respected. He received the Silver Star....
O'Brien, Ryan 35th Mission and Home
Ryan O'Brien returned to his same crew after being hospitalized for an injury in a crash. His 35th mission was his last...
Kiniry, Andrew "Tim" 45th Evacuation Hospital
Andrew Kiniry rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: 45th Evacuation Hospital] at Eupen, Belgium near the German border....
Higgins, Archibald 494th Bombardment Group Operations
Archibald Higgins was in the Palau Islands with the mission of keeping those islands neutralized and flying missions to...
Hoff, Donald 5 June 1942 at Midway
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Hoff, Donald 6 June 1942 at Midway
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Mineta, Norman 9-11 Terrorist Attacks
On 11 September 2001, Norman Mineta was having breakfast with the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium who was also that...
Sichler, George A Better American
George Sichler says that his service made him a better American. He did what he was supposed to do. The country has...
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...
Tso, Samuel A Code Talker at Saipan and Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Bala, Walter A Couple of Close Calls
During a mission, Walter Bala's plane was hit over the target. A shell came through the plane and knocked out his...
Butcher, Chester A Day of Crash Landing and Bouncing Betty
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force at...
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...
Tso, Samuel A Dream on Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Jones, Gerry A Fool's Errand
Gerry Jones and his scout partner, Mack [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], were out on a patrol mission on...
Hirschmann, Peter A Friend Lost in Combat
Peter Hirschmann lost a friend from the Midwest. The friend was named Russell Skorik. [Annotator's Note: US Army...
Duncan, Reginald A Happy Thanksgiving and The Battle of the Bulge
With his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company], Reginald Duncan arrived in Arlon, Belgium and...
Biondo, Frank A Job To Do
[Annotator's Note: Frank Biondo was wounded while clearing Saint-Lo, France of rubble in July 1944.] They were sent...
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...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" A Marine for Life
Archibald Rackerby stayed in the Marine Corps after the war ended. He was not 100 percent after his injury. [Annotator'...
Varone, Francis "Dick" A Marine in Combat
On Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: with the 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945...
Charles, Howard A Marine on the USS Houston (CA-30)
Howard Robert Charles was inducted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in June 1940] in San Diego [Annotator's...
Kinsey, Norman A New Mission
Norman Kinsey felt the operation he was in was not going anywhere. A call came out for a cadre to form a new...
Rolfson, Jack A Pilot’s Life
Jack Rolfson had a roommate who would find coal to warm their pot belly stove. He was a mathematician and was always...
Beynon, Robert A Submariner's Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dr. Robert Beynon what it was like to go out and come back from patrols on a...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" A Tough Airplane
Floyd Horne says the B-26 [Annotator's Note: Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber] was a very tough airplane. He recalls...
Cauble, Raymond A Visit from Winston Churchill
Raymond Cauble stayed in Italy until after Japan surrendered [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945...
Henleben, Edwin A Week on Attu
Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...
Mabarac, Raymond A Worthy Opponent
Raymond Mabarac drove over to look at the concentration camps at Flossenburg [Annotator's Note: Flossenburg, Germany]...
Paege, Harry Aachen to Roer River
Harry George Paege, Junior went to Aachen [Annotator's Note: Aachen, Germany, with Company A, 1st Battalion, 415th...

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