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Frey, Robert Combat in Normandy
Robert G. Frey took his entry into combat on a day to day basis. He had good leadership in Fred Valentino [Annotator's...
Blatnik, Robert Combat in North Africa and Sicily
In August 1942, Robert Joseph Blatnik boarded the Queen Mary [Annotator's Note: RMS Queen Mary] bound for England. The...
Evans, Donald Combat in Sicily
The sky was full of German planes and right before it got daylight, Donald Evans was on deck and could see the Italian...
Dahlberg, Melvin Combat in Sospel, France
After parachuting into France and landing in trees in the mountains, Melvin Dahlberg and other paratroopers from the...
Loges, Richard Combat in Southern France and Germany
Richard "Dick" Loges was deployed to Europe as a replacement [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th...
Rackham, Milton Combat in the Aleutians
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Combat in the Ardennes
Henry Freedman was a member of an intelligence and reconnaissance unit [Annotator's Note: Intelligence and...
Bednarczyk, Leo Combat in the Marianas and West Loch
[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's first combat experience was at...
Thompson, Thomas Combat in the Mediterranean and Adriatic
Thomas D. Thompson was assigned to PTC-21 [Annotator's Note: unable to verify] in Squadron 15 [Annotator's Note: Motor...
Pilcher, Joseph Combat in the P-47
When he arrived on the European continent, Joseph Pilcher was assigned to the 378th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter...
Momi, Harry Combat in the Pacific
[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...
McKeel, Sam Combat in the Philippines
Sam S. McKeel served in the Navy as a fire director controlman on the forward twin 40mm Bofors guns [Annotator's Note:...
Malta, Samuel Combat in the Philippines
Samuel Malta and his company [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] in...
Williams, Kenneth Combat Missions
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Creekmore, Thomas Combat Missions
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] stayed...
Schneider, Richard Combat Missions
Richard "Dick" Schneider's first combat mission to bomb Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] was not a lot of fun...
Fitzgerald, Ray Combat Missions
Ray Fitzgerald started his combat flights [Annotator's Note: as a flight engineer aboard a Consolidated B-24 Liberator...
Brewer, Chester Combat Missions
Chester Brewer saw his first person bail out on his first mission. The plane alongside of them was on fire. They had a...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Combat Missions
Enrique Cervantes flew about 25 missions over Europe. Although he classified those missions as uneventful, they were...
Taddeo, Al Combat Missions
Alfred Taddeo remembers his first combat action involved strafing and bombing runs against enemy positions on numerous...
Beaugh, George Combat Missions
For most of George Beaugh's missions his crew would fly at 25,000 to 27,000 feet. On one mission they flew at 32,000...
Bass, Stewart Combat Missions
Stewart Bass was excited and nervous to fly his first combat mission. He soon calmed down, followed his training and...
Rees, Holly Combat Missions
The next little village Holly Rees' division approached was Keradera [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling] with Company...
Hutcherson, Kenneth Combat Missions
Albion Kenneth Hutcherson's [Annotator’s Note: a radioman with the 335th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group,...
Hanley, Fiske Combat Missions and Bailing Out Over Japan
The B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] had "lots of troubles," but Fiske Hanley said...
Guillory, Lloyd Combat Missions and Close Calls
Lloyd Guillory had two eventful missions he would never forget. On a mission before he reached Ie-Shima, Guillory flew...
Carlson, Harry Combat Missions and Curtis LeMay
Harry Carlson does not recall his first mission target. The B-29s [Annotator’s Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...
Hood, George Combat Missions and Going Home
George Hood's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] had its nose wheel strut struck by a...
Dymnicki, Francis Combat Missions for D-Day
Francis Dymnicki does not remember his first mission. He flew missions over France in preparation for D-Day [Annotator'...
Wulf, Lawrence Combat Missions in New Guinea
Lawrence Wulf [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 19th Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force] liked...
Synder, Harold Combat Missions out of Lingayen
Harold Daniel Snyder [Annotator's Note: with the 71st Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force] had...
Neilson, Francis Combat Missions over Europe
Defying orders, Francis Neilson took pictures and kept a journal of his flights, and later put together a book that,...
Brannon, Mark Combat Off New Guinea
From the Aleutians, Mark Brannon and the USS Hutchins (DD-746) went back to Hawaii then on to Port Moresby in Papua New...
Micheel, Vernon L. Combat off USS Hornet (CV-12)
Vernon Micheel flew his first combat mission off the Hornet [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Bombing Squadron 2 (VB-2...
Peto, George Combat on Cape Gloucester
[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Guadalcanal
Ira Schilling killed a Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal with a shotgun. In the morning, before the Marines moved out...

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