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Neher, Lisle Flying Combat Missions
Lisle Neher took part in all five of the fire bomb mission. On those missions they would fly between 300 feet and 700 feet and flew at night.
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Neher, Lisle Post War Life
After the war, Lisle Neher stayed in the Reserves.
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Neher, Lisle Service in the Pacific
Only one of the fire bombing raids Lisle Neher flew was to Tokyo. The others were to other big cities. Each raid killed as many as 200,000 people.
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Neher, Lisle The B-29 Superfortress
Lisle Neher was flabbergasted when he first saw the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber].
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Neighbors, Lysander England and War's End
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors [Annotator's Note: stationed in Duxford, England with the 14th Fighter Group] serviced P-47s [Annotator
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Neighbors, Lysander Enlistment
When Lysander "Ben" Neighbors graduated from high school, he joined the military a year or so later, before the war had started.
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Neighbors, Lysander Prewar Life
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors was born in February 1922 in Avinger, Texas and grew up in different locations.
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Neighbors, Lysander Training and Deployment
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors transferred from the Army to the Army Air Force, but his captain did not want to sign the papers.
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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, among other things, covered hi
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Neilson, Francis Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Francis Neilson was born in October 1925 in Tacoma, Washington.
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Neilson, Francis Inherent Dangers
When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging.
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Neilson, Francis Overseas Deployment to Italy
Among the many things Francis Neilson learned in Lincoln, Nebraska was that oxygen was a good cure for a hangover.