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Bosworth, Paul Mechanical Issues on their Last Mission
Paul Bosworth had no encounters with German fighters. The only time he shot his guns was to ensure they were not frozen...
Welch, Darrell Pilots Afraid of Combat
Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...
Edwards, Marvin First OSS Mission and Mosquitos
Marvin Raymond Edwards' [Annotator's Note: with the 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Krause, Joseph Prewar and Initial Training
Joseph Krause was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1923. He recalls an enjoyable childhood where he played games, sports...
Reese, Lloyd First Missions
Lloyd Reese was a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. He and...
Whitman, Philip Ploesti and Lunch Aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31)
Philip Whitman's last seven missions were over Vienna, Austria. He made five trips over Ploesti [Annotator's Note:...
Goebel, Robert Nicknames and Red Cross Girls
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's plane's [Annotator's Note: in the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force]...
Siracuse, James Two Tough Missions
The twenty-first and the twenty-second missions stick out in James Siracuse's mind. On the twenty-first mission,...
Rickel, Robert First Couple of Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...
Tangradi, Richard Flying Missions
Richard Tangradi remembers when the pilot called him to the front and gave him a cigar during a mission. The wing had a...
Bala, Walter Good and Bad Times
Walter Bala and others would use bicycles as a mode of transportation on base [Annotator's note: RAF Old Buckenham,...
Richard, Martin Terrible Losses
Martin Richard does not really recall his first debriefing on D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy,...

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