Naval Aviation

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Quigley, Tom Slapton Sands and D-Day Landing
Tom Quigley jumped on a train and made his way with the other soldiers down to central England to a military base at...
Johnson, Erwin Slave Labor in Manchuria
Erwin Johnson and his fellow prisoners of war were taken to Formosa [Annotator's Note: now Taiwan] but then went back...
Fisch, Robert Slave Laborer
Robert Fisch became part of the Jewish men who were between 18 and 48 years of age who were called up to serve the...
Lane, Charles Snipers, Capturing a Japanese Soldier, Equipment, and Tropical Illnesses
On occasion, Charles Nathan Lane would be under fire from Japanese snipers. One Japanese sniper fired at a soldier...
Bussel, Norman Solitary Confinement
Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He was captured and interrogated by a...
Ruess, Richard South American Missions
[Annotator’s Note: Richard R. Ruess was assigned as a navigator to the 1st Mapping Group] he received orders to report...
Crump, Ralph South Pacific Encounters
A few days after leaving Australia, the ship 25 miles ahead of Ralph Crump's radioed that it had been under torpedo...
Biernacki, Chester South Pacific Naval Actions
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] were on the way to Guadalcanal when they met up...
Field, Richard Southern France
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Coolidge, Charles Southern France and Combat Exhaustion
When Charles Coolidge landed in Southern France there was little opposition after the major shelling the Germans took...
Hull, Lester Southern France and the Battle of the Bulge
Lester Hull does not remember much about the landings in Southern France. By the time they landed, the Germans were...
Fox, Howard Southern France then Sevastopol
Howard Fox said that after the invasion of Normandy was underway, the USS Catoctin (AGC-5) was used as an amphibious...
Thompson, Thomas Southern France to the Pacific
During the invasion of Southern France [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944...
Yates, Herman Speaking French
Herman Yates unloaded and went through Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] and headed down toward Paris [...
Kinzler, Robert Specialist Schools and Hawaii After the Japanese Attack
Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...
Boeke, Robert Specialized Training
Robert Boeke went to infantry training school which was 16 weeks of training at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort...
Baum, Irving Spremberg to Moosburg
After 27 hours, Irving Baum and the other prisoners [Annotator's Note: after evacuating from Stalag Luft III in Sagan,...
Keller, Jack Squadron Mate Tries to Kill Him
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Hall, Meda Squadron Missions
Meda Royce Hall and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 68 (VC-68) aboard the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)]...
Villars, Robert SS Benjamin D. Wilson
Robert Villars returned to the Armed Guard center at the New Orleans Naval Station [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans,...
DuBose, John SS Bostonian and Staying One Stap Ahead of the Draft Board
John DuBose reached his new ship [Annotator's Note: the SS Bostonian] and was immediately given lifeboat training. He...
Shaw, Roger SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw was assigned to the SS George Gayle on the Industrial Canal while it was still being completed by the...
Walter, Louis SS James Smith
Louis John Walter departed New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] on the James Smith [Annotator's Note: SS...
Brown, Roscoe Staff Duties, Gun Camera Footage, Ben Davis and the P-51 Mustang
The first plane Dr. Roscoe Brown shot down was a Me-262 [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld arrived at Stalag III-B [Annotator's Note: near Fürstenberg, Germany] about 30 miles south of...
Jostad, Glen Stalag IV
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag IV after being evacuated from Stalag VI. Things got much tougher as the pressure drew...
Knutson, Caroll Stalag Luft III
Carroll Knutson was captured by the Germans after his bomber was shot down. He and other POWs had to survive in...
McLaurine, Luke Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was transported by passenger train to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Inghram, Robert Stalag Organization
Robert Inghram knew Roger Bushell. Bushell headed the Escape Committee [Annotator's Note: in Inghram's prisoner of war...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Stalag VI-G
Clarence Derrington was captured by the Germans and taken to Stalag VI-G [Annotator's Note: near Bergisch-Neustadt]...
Jostad, Glen Stalag XIII
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag XIII near Nuremburg. The Royal Air Force and the 8th Air Force provided a morale boost...
Ram, Walter Stalag XVII
Walter Ram exited the crammed boxcar with the other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]. They had trouble moving...
Gurr, Robert Start of War
Robert Gurr heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor while cleaning a car seat. He saw a panicky neighbor running through...
Reed, Robert Stateside Flight Gone Wrong
After being assigned to a squadron [Annotator's Note: as a navigator in Marine Bombing Squadron 612 (VMB-612), a North...
Alison, John R. Stateside Service
Although trained in the PB-2A pursuit aircraft, John Alison was glad he did not have to go to war in it. Communication...
Cummings, John Stationed at Pearl Harbor
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings returned to the States [Annotator's Note: United States] and was put on a list to be a...

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