US Army Air Forces

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O'Brien, Ryan Hit by German Fighters
For Ryan O'Brien, going into combat was like going to play a football game. The flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...
Cauble, Raymond Hit Over Austria
The day Raymond Cauble was hit [Annotator's Note: 29 May 1944], they were over Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna,...
McGovern, George Hit Over Linz and Prefering the B-24
When they [Annotator's Note: George McGovern and the men on his aircrew] got back to the field they realized they had...
Reese, Lloyd Hit Over Ploesti
Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator taking part in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești,...
Martin, William Home
William Martin did not have enough points to go home, so he took a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell...
Loring, Bud Home and Bomber Crews
[Annotator's Note: Bud Loring was in London, England after being rescued in France.] Loring was asked where he wanted...
McDermott, James Home and Retirement
James McDermott was at Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when the Germans surrendered. He...
Vaadi, Eugene Home and Secret Missions
Eugene Vaadi remained in the military after he was liberated from Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII A (...
Aldous, Robert Home and Then Korea
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were on Ie-Shima [Annotator's Note: Ie-Shima, Japan] at the time [Annotator's Note: of...
Lochra, Albert Home and War's End
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. went to London [Annotator's Note: London, England] on a three-day pass [Annotator's Note: an...
McCowen, William Home from the Korean War
When William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force] came home from Korea...
Nacey, Ed Home Then Japan and China
Edward Nacey and his crew got new pilots and went to bomb Peel [Annotator's Note: Peel, Netherlands]. Having seen what...
Hanley, Fiske Homecoming
The only help Fiske Hanley remembers getting from the Red Cross while he was overseas was the loan of two books when he...
McCowen, William Hospitalized and Sent Home
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a member of the US Army Air Forces out of Naples, Italy] had something strange...
Rans, Robert Hospitalized in Brasov, Romania
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Rans about what sounds he heard after being hit by enemy fire.] Robert...
Courtney, Melbourne House-to-House Fighting
When Melbourne Sanford Courtney 's company [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th...
Muri, James How to Attack Naval Vessels
James Muri and his crew got on the first B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] they could...
Morehead, James B. Hunting Japanese Fighters
Another incident James Morehead felt worth recounting happened when he was flying a protection flight while other...
Talley, Chester Idaho to Casablanca
Chester L. Talley was born in Idaho in 1921. He grew up with one older brother and one older sister. His father was a...
Guillory, Lloyd Ie Shima and Missions Over Japan
Lloyd Guillory made one flight against Rabaul. Rabaul was a Japanese airfield that was a very hot spot. It was bypassed...
Baum, Irving Important Prisoners and Entertainment
The night when Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: as a prisoner of war] got to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Sagan...
Towle, John In Hiding with a French Family
Communications for John W. Towle and his new French host family was difficult. With the help of a French to English...
Penick, Ed In the Air Force
Edward Moore Penick Sr. was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in January 1922. Penick graduated from Little Rock High...
Fitzpatrick, Thomas In the Army Air Corps
Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was born in September 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family lived in a rural area...
Bates, Dale In the Army Air Corps
Dale Bates wanted to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps and enrolled in college at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon...
Morvant, Norris In the Army Now
Norris Morvant was drafted into the Army in late 1942 and was sent to a staging area in Alexandria [Annotator’s Note:...
Gallego, Anthony In the Army Now
[Annotator’s Note: There is noise in the background throughout this segment.] Anthony “Tony” Gallego enlisted in the...
Grant, Olen "Reb" In the hospital in Paris
Grant had been on the fourth floor of the hospital, but it was not long before he was going down to the first floor to...
Fili, William In the Romanian Prison Camp
The first night William Fili was in the prison camp [Annotator's Note: in Bucharest, Romania], the British came over...
Fili, William In the Village Jail
[Annotator's Note: William Fili, his tail gunner, and radio operator were all captured and placed in a village jail...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Inauguration into the Eighth Air Force
For bombardier training, Maurice Hackler went to Deming, New Mexico. He worked with the Norden bombsight over the...
Hanley, Fiske Incarceration and Interrogation
During his interrogation, Fiske Hanley was asked some military questions, but the Japanese interest centered mostly on...
Amore, Frederick Incidentals and Postwar Life
Frederick Amore was transferred to Payne Field in Cairo, Egypt and, because there were too many mechanics there, he did...
McGuire, Joseph India
Joseph McGuire was sent to India in 1943. The British controlled everything in India, so he had to get permission from...
Becker, Clarence India, Home, Saipan, Guam
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Becker went to India as a photo reconnaissance pilot.] India was damp and humid, but very...
Neilson, Francis Inherent Dangers
When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging. He had a ten day furlough [...

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