Carrier warfare

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Celaya, Adolfo Bread and Water Homecoming
Adolfo V. Celaya returned to the United States after the war. He was on the aircraft carrier Hollandia [Annotator’s...
Fisher, Clayton Carrier Battle off Guadalcanal
[Annotators Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Perino, Salvador Carrier Fighter Pilot
Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...
Roy, William Carrier Raids on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Amsden, Ben Carrier Training to the USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: an aviation cadet in the United States Navy] went from Pensacola [Annotator's...
Fisher, Clayton Carrier Warfare
That afternoon, Clayton Fisher and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8)] were launched again to...
Fadem, Leroy Catapult Officer aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479)
Leroy Fadem experienced his only occasion of seasickness on the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo aboard the USS Stevens (...
Lowe, Robert Cleaning Up Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...
Nolan, Warren Close Call on the Bridge
Near the end of the war, Warren Nolan was near Okinawa. They would spend months at general quarters and were exhausted...
Odom, James Combat and the End of the War
James Odom recalled two big "fracases." In Leyte Bay, his ship was part of what he has been told was the largest...
Cummings, Vernon Combat Experiences
Vernon Cummings' first battle station [Annotator's Note: aboard USS Indiana (BB-58)] was below deck in the powder room...
Fadem, Leroy Combat in the Pacific Theater
Leroy Fadem experienced long voyages between sightings of land while he served in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: Fadem...
Taddeo, Al Combat Missions
Alfred Taddeo remembers his first combat action involved strafing and bombing runs against enemy positions on numerous...
Bass, Stewart Combat Missions
Stewart Bass was excited and nervous to fly his first combat mission. He soon calmed down, followed his training and...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Combat Missions with the Cactus Air Force
Harold Buell and his fellow "Cactus Airforce" pilots searched the Slot for enemy ships. The enemy had Zero [Annotator's...
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...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Covering the Invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Rollins Rosenzweig was part of the aircraft carrier naval air cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima. [Annotator's Note:...
Rieman, Carl Covering the Landings at Linguyan Gulf
The USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) joined with another carrier, the USS Kitkun Bay (AVG-71), headed for Leyte in the...
Nolan, Warren Deck Watch
Warren Nolan was quickly made an Officer of the Deck aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) while only an ensign. He was...
Godbold, Bryghte Defending Wake Island
Bryghte Davis Godbold observed incoming Japanese aircraft flying at a low level. They flew over the islands and...
Gibbs, Robert Deployed Overseas
Robert S. Gibbs was assigned to fleet maneuvers at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard the USS...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Deployment to the Pacific
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe joined VMF-323 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), called the "Death...
Harvey, David Discharge From the Navy and Joining the Army
When David Harvey heard that the war had ended, they had 1,500 planes up off the carriers. The British and Russians had...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombers
Harold Buell flew both the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the Curtis SB2C Helldiver dive bombers. There were positive and...
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...
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...
Morse, Ralph Doolittle Raid
Ralph Morse wanted to be at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for Christmas in 1942. He...
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...
Ryan, Richard Duty in the Pacific Aboard the USS Tripoli (CVE-64)
When the war with Germany ended, Richard Ryan hoped he would be sent home. He had a one year old son he had not yet...
Bee, Donald Early Life
Donald H. "Don" Bee was born in September 1925 in Commodore, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Greensville,...
Phillips, Cass Early Life
Cass Phillips was born in Pampa, Texas in April 1920. The doctor ran late to his delivery. The family moved off a farm...
Smith, Perry Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Perry Smith was born at West Point, New York in 1934 while his father was serving as an instructor at the US Military...
Lanzetta, Frank Early Life and Service on the USS Hill (DE-141)
Frank Dominic Lanzetta was born in August 1925 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He had six...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Encountering Chaos and Being Debriefed by Admiral Marc Mitscher
When he was still 100 miles out from his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)], the primitive radar in...

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