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Alison, John R. Disastrous Glider Mission at LZ Broadway
John Alison’s duties also resulted in him being a glider pilot despite never having flown one before. He flew a glider...
Duncan, Lloyd Discharge and Going Home
Lloyd Duncan remained in the service for 90 days after the war ended. He continued flying every day. He was one of only...
Schicker, Tom Disease and Insanity on Pavuvu
Thomas Francis Schicker and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Fitz, Robert Disparate Climates
Robert Fitz crossed the Atlantic [Annotator's Note: Atlantic Ocean] 11 times during his service with the Navy Armed...
Long, Thomas Disquiet and Respite
The closest call Thomas Long recalled was the time he was dropping dynamite to repel enemy swimmers whose mission was...
Fouts, Henry Distinguished Flying Cross
The mission for which Henry Sherman Fouts was awarded the DFC [Annotator's Note: the Distinguished Flying Cross, or DFC...
Ruiz, Roberto Distinguished Flying Cross Mission
Robert "Bob” Ruiz [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 389th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, stationed in England] flew...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombing the Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku
Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...
Weymouth, Ralph Dive Bombing an Enemy Carrier
As Ralph Weymouth approached the Japanese fleet, he saw that it was organized in a typical formation for ships at sea....
Fisher, Clayton Dive Bombing Enemy Destroyers
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Lucas, Jack Diving on Grenades
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Reitman, Seymour Do Not Shoot the Mailman
Seymour Reitman was a platoon runner [Annotator's Note: in the weapons platoon of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 395th...
Glusing, Benjamin Dock Explosion
By the end of October 1943, Benjamin Albert Glusing was sending in payroll to get his men paid. He commanded 40 men at...
Dunford, Philip Dodging Kamikazes
After crossing the Pacific, Philip Dunford's troop ship docked in Hawaii for a couple of days. He does not recall...
East, Dossie Dodging the Bullet
Aboard ship in Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dossie East did not suspect the war was imminent. Pearl Harbor...
Goebel, Robert Dog Fight Close Calls
The 85 gallon fuselage tank [Annotator's Note: on the North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] was an afterthought...
Liles, Robert Dog Fights and Ground Attack
This action was the one during which Robert Liles got his first confirmed kill. It was a Zero [Annotator's Note:...
East, Clyde Dog Fights Over Germany
In late January or early February [Annotator’s Note: late January or early February 1945] the Battle of the Bulge ended...
Golden, James Dogfights and Tense Missions
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden recalled a...
Bennett, Richard Doing Some Good
Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Doolittle Raid and Coral Sea
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] arrived in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Schneider, Tony Doolittle Raid and Reflections
Tony Schneider recaps his involvement in the Doolittle Raid that took place on 18 April 1942. Assigned to VB-6 [...
Inghram, Robert Downed at Dieppe
For Robert Inghram, Dieppe was his big day [Annotator's Note: the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in August 1942]. That...
Pilcher, Joseph Downing a Fw-190-D Over Germany
On the day Joseph Pilcher shot down an Fw-190 [Annotator’s Note: German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter aircraft], he was...
Ledesma, Trinidad Drafted
Trinidad Ledesma was drafted into the Army. He went to take his physical and two men in front of him got 4F [Annotator'...
Overcash, Raymond Drafted, Training, D-Day and Injury
Raymond Eugene Overcash was born in Lanett, Alabama in 1923. He was drafted in 1943. He did his basic training in...
Bosworth, Paul Dresden and the 100th Bomb Group
Paul Bosworth was on a bombing mission just west of Dresden [Annotator's Note: Dresden, Germany]. They would normally...
Marcus, Bernard Drone Development and Testing
In early 1954, Bernard Marcus was visited by a colonel with the Signal Corps in Washington. The officer had been told...
Gackenbach, Russell Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
Russell Gackenbach was briefed either at 11 or 12 o'clock prior to the mission. [Annotator's Note: The mission being...
Boyd, James Dust Bowl to PT Boat Training
James “Jim” R. Boyd was born in January 1921 in Long Beach, California while his parents were there on vacation....
de Jonge, Wim Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge could tell when he left Holland for the East Indies that war was looming. He was not concerned with...
Winslow, Lawson Duties Aboard the USS Monrovia
The ship Lawson T. Winslow, Jr. was assigned to [Annotator's Note: the USS Monrovia (APA-31)] had seen a lot of combat...
Arbour, Joseph Duties Aboard the USS Portland (CA-33)
Joseph Arbour went on an outfit ship with 20 other boys to meet up the USS Portland (CA-33). It took 13 days to finally...
Cascio, Roy Duties at Port Moresby then Island Hopping to Tokyo
Roy Cascio was a dispatcher for the motor pool [Annotator’s Note: for the 27th Air Supply Squadron, 27th Air Depot...
Weaver, Henry Duties in Birmingham
Henry "Buck" Weaver volunteered to assign himself to a new station, not knowing what the details involved. He found out...

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