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Brewer, Chester Aviation Cadet Training
Chester Brewer joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to Midland-Odessa [Annotator's Note: Midland-Odessa, Texas] and...
Guillory, Lloyd Aviation Cadet Training
Lloyd Guillory joined the Air Force and was shipped to Sheppard Field in Texas. It was a hell hole for Guillory. There...
Dietzel, Paul Aviation Training
From there [Annotator's Note: Smyrna Army Airfield, Tennessee], Paul Dietzel was sent to Lincoln Army Air Base for...
Whitten, Sumner Aviation Training on Obsolete Aircraft
Sumner Whitten was admitted to the training program as a PFC. When it was discovered that he had a college education he...
Ngai, Johnny Avoiding Death
Johnny Ngai was almost killed three times. He was lucky. He was with a guy from Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago,...
Ward, Johnnie AWOL and Punishment
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John K. Ward if he recalls two lieutenants by name. Ward appears to be trying...
Smith, Samuel B-17 Training
Samuel W. Smith passed his instrument school training a week before graduation. He got a 250 dollar allowance to buy a...
Sinise, Jack B-17 Versus B-24
[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this clip.] Jack Sinise had heard about the B-17 [Annotator's...
McLaurine, Luke B-24 Bombardier
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. had not yet been assigned to a squadron when he graduated from advanced bombardier training...
Fitzgerald, Ray B-24 Liberator Crewman
Ray Fitzgerald was right behind the pilot and copilot in the top turret in the B-24 [Annotator's Note: he was the...
Cauble, Raymond B-24s to Africa
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Cauble flew Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers out of Tampa, Florida.]. Before you could...
Hayward, David B-25 Crews in India
It was about a five or six hour mission for David K. Hayward to fly into Burma [Annotator's Note: now Myanmar] and back...
Smith, William J. B-25 Overseas Training
The B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] appealed to William Smith as an airplane. The...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" B-26 the Widow Maker
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with Floyd Horne discussing the bad reputation of the Martin B-26 Marauder medium...
McLaurine, Luke B-29 Compared to B-24
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. flew as a bombardier aboard B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy...
Cristiano, Nick B-29 Problems
Nick Cristiano saw his first B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] in New Mexico and it...
Allen, George B-29 Take-offs
George Allen says that instructors have to be rough on cadets by design. After they got their wings, they were nice to...
Allen, George B-29 Training
George Allen was in New Orleans, Louisiana on a trip with his family when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was...
Oreck, David B-29 Training and Saipan
David Oreck enlisted in the US Army Air Forces in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He wanted to fly in the Air...
Burke, Dracos B-29s, the Atomic Bombs and Staying in the Service
When the US Army Air Corps started closing down the bombardier schools in early 1945, Dracos Burke was reassigned to...
Armstrong, James Back to Paris
The French Resistance had taken James Armstrong via train to the town of Quimper, France. [Annotator's Note: Armstrong...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Back to Pavuvu
The barracks Charles Womack and the other Marines stayed in when they were on Pavuvu the first time were still there...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Back to the Infantry and Combat in Europe
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax rose through the ranks quickly [Annotator's Note: while assigned to Fort Shafter as an...
Paret, Peter Balancing the Combat Scales
Drafted into the Army in 1943, Peter Paret was thrown in with unfamiliar types, and became a fairly solitary man. His...
Casillas, Joseph Baptism of Fire
Joe G. Casillas had his baptism of fire right on the escarpment [Annotator's Note: after landing on Okinawa, Japan, 10...
Sved, Edwin Base Conditions and War's End
Life on base was "awful" according to Edwin Sved. The men lived in tents set up in the mud and took cold showers, but...
Ballew, Thomas Based at Montdidier, France
Thomas Ballew served in headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] handling finance and...
Lafleur, Richard Basic and Advanced Training
Richard Lafleur went to Fort Riley [Annotator's Note: in Geary and Riley Counties, Kansas] for basic training after...
Steeg, Moise Basic and Advanced Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Moise S. Steeg, Jr. what basic training was like.] Moise S. Steeg, Jr....
Skare, Theodore Basic and Advanced Training
Theodore Skare was drafted in May 1943. He had previously tried to enlist in the Army Air Corps but they turned him...
Ananian, Stephen Basic and Pilot Training
Stephen Ananian took a train to Atlantic City, New Jersey for boot camp. He had been in ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Basic to Specialized Training
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Everything was different for Bernard B. "Bernie...
Sapp, Walter Basic to the Bulge
Walter Sapp's father had been in World War 1 and knew what infantry was about. Sapp did not consult with his family...
McHardy, Arthur Basic Training
Arthur McHardy went by train from Detroit [Annotator's Note: Detroit, Michigan] to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...
Uttero, Cosmo Basic Training
Cosmo Uttero was drafted [Annotator's Note: in June 1943] and went to Fort Devens, Massachusetts [Annotator's Note: in...
Walter, Robert Basic training
Robert Walter was born in 1922 in Seneca County, Ohio. His young years prior to entering the service were spent within...

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