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Farley, Daniel Landing Plan for D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Daniel Farley served in the Army as a rifleman in Company A, 5th Ranger Battalion.] In the lock up...
Smith, William J. Landing with a Hung Bomb
William Smith was in Australia for about two weeks. They pulled some shenanigans. He and his crew were sent to Brisbane...
Tillery, Allen Landings in the Marshall Islands
[Annotator's Note: Allen Tillery served in the USMC as a Japanese language specialist. For the campaign in the Marshall...
Anderson, William Landings in the Philippines
William Anderson first saw the new destroyers with the twin, five inch guns after the USS Reid (DD-369) had been hit by...
Aigner, Leslie Landsberg and Kaufering Camps
Leslie Aigner walked through the outskirts of Landsberg. A fellow prisoner pointed out the prison where Hitler [...
Aust, Abner Last Ace of the War
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Abner Aust to describe the mission where he shot down three Japanese Franks -...
Payn, Thomas Last Attack
All through his service, Thomas Payn corresponded with his family, but he couldn't say too much about his activities....
Stovroff, Irwin Last Bombing Mission
Irwin Stovroff flew his last mission on 13 August [Annotator's Note: 13 August 1944]. He felt great that it was to be...
Aldous, Robert Last Bombing Mission
Robert G. Aldous and his crew flew their last mission out of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. It was going...
Wulf, Lawrence Last Combat Mission
Another squadron hit Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic of Formosa; present day Taiwan]. [Annotator's Note: Lawrence...
Fouts, Henry Last Combat Mission and Recall to Service
Henry Sherman Fouts' last combat mission [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment Group...
Culpepper, George Last Engagement on Borneo
George Culpepper's [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] commanding officer on PC-1122,...
Gust, Darrell Last Mission
Darrell D. Gust's second, third and fourth missions happened one day apart. Then a fog moved in, grounding the group [...
Wiswall, Frank Last Mission
Frank A. Wiswall was a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. His worst missions were to Bremen, Germany, dropping bombs on...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Last Mission
Lewis Thomas Easterling flew his last mission on 17 December 1944. One of the squadrons found a whole group of trains...
Kirk, James Last Mission
James Read Kirk's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air...
Graham, Marvin Last Mission
[Annotator's Note: Audio is not good throughout this clip.] Marvin Raymond Graham was released from a hospital a few...
Davis, William Last Mission
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
Ruiz, Nolan Last Mission and Capture
Nolan Ruiz and his crew had completed 20 of the requisite 25 missions in their tour of duty and he comments that they...
Rozett, Walter Last Mission and Home
Walter Rozett's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Reed, Robert Last Mission and War's End
Robert Frederick Reed found that flying near Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was traumatic, knowing that...
Fitch, Mason Last Mission, War's End and Reflections
The last mission for Mason Brownell Fitch really sticks out in his mind. Reaching into his little blue book [Annotator'...
Blouin, Joseph Last Missions and Final Thoughts
Joseph Blouin did not fly any missions after D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Riggs, Clarence Last Missions and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip interview, Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr. refers to papers he is holding as he...
Pohorilla, Michael Last Missions and Return Home
The fog finally lifted after months of bad weather, and on December 26, 1944, Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla [Annotator's...
Beyer, Walter Last Patrols of the War
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer served in the Pacific Theater in World War...
Howie, Alice Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Alice Howie's husband was killed in an aerial dogfight in Europe.] Howie was very sad when the war...
Guitard, Robert Last Thoughts
Robert Guitard could tell we were no longer at war when women could buy silk stockings, and everyone could buy butter....
Beynon, Robert Last Two War Patrols
[Annotator's Note: Dr. Robert Beynon was serving aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) when it survived an attack by a...
Lepore, Louis Late Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...
Pendleton, Arthur Latrines and Enemy Bombings
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Fricker, Eugene LCVP Crewman
Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was a crewman on an LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP; also...
Taylor, Charles Learning About Submarines
Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer, even though he had no training in this...
Hughes, Lowell Learning of Pearl Harbor to Arriving in Oran
Lowell Hughes was stationed at Camp Barkeley near Abilene, Texas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. A supply...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Learning to Fly
The war started and 50 of Charles Wesley Borders' classmates went to Canada to join the RCAF [Annotator's Note: Royal...
Varner, Joel Learning to Fly
[Annotator's Note: Joel Varner went on active duty in the Army Air Corps in February 1943.] Varner joined the Army Air...

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