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Armanini, Joseph Segment 9
Joseph Armanini explains how he never thought or worried about dying, he was more worried about his mother not knowing...
Cole, Richard Segment 9
The last time Richard Cole saw the old man [Annotator's Note: USAF General James H. Doolittle] was in 1992. Several of...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment14
When Clarence Anderson returned from R and R [Annotator's Note: rest and relaxation or recuperation] he was ordered to...
Brown, Roscoe Segregated Clubs and Appreciative Bomber Crews
To Dr. Roscoe Brown, strafing missions were more dangerous than bomber escort missions because they [Annotator's Note:...
Salter, Cary Sent Overseas
Cary Salter went to Florida for flight training. He graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. [Annotator’s Note: Salter...
Russo, Alvin Service during the Korea War
Alvin Russo was the head of OB-GYN [Annotator’s Note: obstetrician and gynecology] at Norton Air Force Base [Annotator’...
Harris, Robert Service in England
Robert Harris was based in England for one year at a base called Barkston Heath near Grantham. [Annotator’s Note: the...
Bostwick, Frank Service in England
Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...
Bachmann, George Service in Europe
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Neilson, Francis Service in Europe and Returning Home
Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...
Gierka, Eugene Service in Europe and Thoughts on War
Eugene Henry Gierka never even unpacked when they [Annotator's Note: 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th...
Peterson, Cleveland Service in India
Cleveland Peterson landed in Karachi, India. There was a British airbase with a huge dirigible hanger. The P-40s [...
Moore, Frederick Service in India, Going Home and Discharge
Classified for pilot training, Frederick Moore was transferred from Boston, Massachusetts to California where he...
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...
Harris, Robert Service Overview
Robert Harris was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1922. The years of the Great Depression were tough. It hit hard in...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Service Overview, Prewar Life, and Enlistment
Floyd Horne was born in Bowersville, Ohio in February 1922. He spent the first 18 years of life there until July 1940...
Grant, Edward Serving in an Air-Sea Rescue Unit
After returning to the United States, Edward Grant remained in the military for some time as an instructor. He was...
Fleischer, Dave Serving in Europe
Dave Fleischer [Annotator's Note: serving with the 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] got...
Bonelli, William Serving in Europe During the Cold War
William Patrick Bonelli transferred to England. For the first six months, he served as an aircraft maintenance advisor...
Hughes, Harold Serving in India and Burma
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee randomly claps his hands throughout segment.] Harold Hughes was born in Yalobusha County...
Gross, Herbert Serving in the CBI
After reaching India, Herbert Gross saw his plane reworked to bring it to standard for the CBI [Annotator's Note: the...
Goyette, Donald Settling on Saipan
When Donald F. Goyette first landed on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands], conditions were fairly rough...
Rolfson, Jack Shellshock and Life on the Air Base
Jack Rolfson saw shellshock [Annotator's Note: also known as post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD] in some of the...
Howard, William Shipped Overseas
William Howard finished training in the United States then was sent with a group to Greenland. They then went to...
Adair, Charles Shipped Overseas
Charles Watkins Adair was sent to Nadzab, New Guinea [Annotator's Note: Nadzab Airfield in Lae, Papua New Guinea with...
Denault, Leo Shipped Overseas
Leo Denault flew from Hawaii to New Guinea. They went over in July 1944. They were on Biak [Annotator’s Note: Biak,...
Knese, Benard Shipped Overseas
Bernard Knese found out he was going into the Army Air Force when he went to basic training. Basic training lasted two...
Ramsey, Frank Shipped to England
Frank Ramsey remembers the whole crew went on the troop ship together. [Annotator’s Note: He was being shipped to...
Forstall, Earl Shipped to England
Earl Forstall was shipped overseas from Miami [Annotator's Note: Miami, Florida]. They went to Trinidad [Annotator's...
Meredith, William Shipped to England
William Meredith had the option to train to be a pilot, bombardier, or navigator. Meredith was in civil engineering. He...
Claus, Courtland Shipped to India
Courtland Claus could see buildings just beyond the dock when he arrived in India. He saw a stagecoach going by. It was...
Burkle, Henry Shipped to Italy
Henry Burkle’s wife’s father was trying to raise chickens. One of the things Burkle did during the Depression [...
Banghart, William Shipped to North Africa
William Banghart was in the 71st Ghost Artillery and sent to Washington, D.C. as an anti-aircraft unit. They went to a...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Shooting Down a Betty
The scariest mission Charles Wesley Borders flew was just before the invasion of Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon,...
Galbraith, Wendell Shot Down
Wendell Galbraith never used the voice radio. Voice radio was bomber to bomber. There was a 522 set which was bomber to...
Burns, Lloyd Shot Down
Lloyd Burns was on his ninth mission when his airplane was shot down [Annotator's Note: Burns was a pilot in the 598th...

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