China Burma India Theater (CBI)

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Liles, Robert Early Life and Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Robert Liles was born in 1920 in Webb City, Missouri and grew up in Jefferson City. When the depression began, his...
Spielberg, Arnold Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer and Arnold Spielberg mid-conversation]. Spielberg was in...
Notebaert, Richard Early Life and Enlistment
Richard Notebaert was born in January 1920 in Rochester, New York. He was youngest of the four children of a bridge and...
Moore, Frederick Early Life and Enlistment
Frederick Moore was born in December 1924 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts during...
Lippman, Robert Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Robert Lippman was born in Rome, New York in September 1923, in a small town surrounded by farmland. His father had a...
Fronk, Wesley Early Life and Friends
Wesley Fronk had one sister and grew up in a lot of different places. He never had any problems making friends. Moving...
Auerbach, Herbert Early Life and Wartime Service
Herbert Auerbach was born in June 1922 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended a local high school in what is...
Denzler, Edward Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Edward Denzler was born in Jamaica, New York. He grew up during the Great Depression and happily attended art classes...
Hever, John Early Life, Enlistment and Training
John Hever was born in 1924 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He was the second of four children and the only boy....
Callender, Alvin Early Life, Training and Deployment
Alvin Callender was born in 1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Before he joined the military, he was a student at...
McGuire, Joseph Early War Service
Since he was a twin-engine pilot, Joseph McGuire had been told he would be a training pilot but was then reassigned to...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Early Years
Samuel Spector was born in Manhattan, New York in July 1924. He worked as a delivery boy for furriers. He also worked...
Gikas, Gus Early Years
Gus Gikas was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in April 1921. His dad was the town hat maker. Gikas moved to north Texas when...
Anderson, Howard End of the War
That night, Howard Anderson was given some food. At some point in the night, air raid sirens started blaring because...
Gikas, Gus End of the War
Gus Gikas was in India when he heard that the Germans had surrendered. Later, he heard of the Japanese surrender. Gikas...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...
Harris, Robert "Bob" End of War Reflections
Robert H. "Bob" Harris returned to the United States sometime in September or October 1944. While overseas, he knew...
Matsumoto, Roy Enemy Fire
Roy H. Matsumoto was almost killed at the Myitkyina [Annotator's Note: Myitkyina, Burma; now Myitkyina, Myanmar]...
Gross, Herbert Enemy Flak
On his 22nd mission, Herbert Gross bailed out over French Indochina in Japanese territory. It took eight days to walk...
Hayward, David Enlistment and Flight Training
David K. Hayward decided to enlist [Annotator's Note: in February 1942] and do something attractive to him instead of...
Synder, Harold Enlistment to Gunnery Training
Before he graduated, Harold Daniel Snyder went to enlist in the Army Air Corps with three others. His parents did not...
Shapiro, Lester Enlistment to Myitkyina
Lester Shapiro gives his serial number. He came out [Annotator's Note: of the Army] a Technical Sergeant from the 40th...
Claus, Courtland Enlistment to VE-Day
Courtland Claus remembers his cousin dropped by for a military visit. The radio was on in the next room over. They...
Offenbacher, Robert Entrance into Service
Robert Offenbacher was born in Lima, Ohio in September 1922. He had five brothers. He was a twin and one brother was...
Daley, Chris Entrance into Service
Chris Daley was born in October 1923 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He grew up in a small town. His father owned a wholesale...
Inoshita, Masaji Evacuations to internment camps
[Annotators Note: Masaji Insohita served in the army as a Japanese translator and interrogator in the China-Burma-India...
Constein, Carl Fear of the Hump
Carl Constein flew a mission every three days while he was a pilot for the air operations in the CBI campaign [...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Field Interactions
Samuel Spector felt that the Kachins were on a friendly basis but not strictly military disciplined. It was more a team...
Liles, Robert Fighter Planes and Fellow Pilots
[Annotator's Note: Robert Liles served in the USAAF and flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft with the 16th...
Howland, Gilbert Fighting at Walawbum
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] The Ledo Road [Annotator's Note: overland...
Willford, Sandford First Air Combat
After one mission, Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th...
Gross, Herbert First Day Behind Enemy Lines
At daylight, Herbert Gross was alone after bailing out of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Kaiser, Raymond Flight Training
In the middle of 1941, the draft was extended to 18 months [Annotator's Note: the amount of time to be served]. Raymond...
Willford, Sandford Flight Training
Sandford Robert Willford was born in February 1922 in Los Angeles, California, with a half-brother, younger sister, and...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Flight Training and Military Service Stateside
Robert H. "Bob" Harris loved famous world explorers as a young child and that influenced him into aeronautics at an...
Poston, Charles Flight Training in Alabama
Charles Poston went to Montgomery, Alabama for ground school. He was already familiar with ham radio [Annotator's Note...

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