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Riedl, Edward Life on Leyte
When Edward Riedl went ashore [Annotator's Note: during the landing on Leyte, Philippines], Zeros [Annotator's Note: Japanese Mitsubishi
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Riedl, Edward Okinawa
Edward Riedl remembers that Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] was different than Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines].
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Riedl, Edward Prewar Life
Edward Riedl was born in November 1920 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] and grew up there.
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Riedl, Edward Returning Home
Edward Riedl had to count his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that determined when American
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Riedl, Edward Shipped Overseas
Edward Riedl shipped out around April 1944.
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Riedl, Edward The Filipinos
Edward Riedl thought the people [Annotator's Note: he is referring to the people on Leyte, Philippines] seemed primitive and different from th
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Rieman, Carl Assigned to a Squadron
Still just a "number," Carl Rieman wound up at the Marine Corps Air Station in Opelika, Florida, the only ensign among all the "jarh
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Rieman, Carl Attack on the USS Laffey (DD-724)
Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills.
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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 Philippines and Carl Rieman's
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Rieman, Carl Dangers Abound
The one other combat action Carl Rieman experienced in the Philippines occurred in the Surigao Strait.
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Rieman, Carl Deployment and Combat
From North Island, Carl Rieman was sent to Long Beach, California for more training until his orders came in.
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Rieman, Carl Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
After leaving the scene of the USS Laffey (DD-724) and before reaching his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)], Carl Rieman