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Howland, John Bombing Missions
John Howland and his B-17 bomber crewmates were assigned to the 381st Bomb Group based at Ridgewell, England. They...
Paul, John Bombing Missions
John Paul and his aircrew arrived in England in January 1944. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Paul if he flew...
Monteyne, Joseph Bombing Missions and an American Pilot
Both Air Forces [Annotator's Note: the US Army Air Forces and the Royal Canadian Air Force] did a good job of...
Gournay, Harold Bombing Missions and Being Shot Down
Harold Gournay flew out of Italy for 18 or 19 missions [Annotator's Note: Gournay served in the USAAF as a waist gunner...
Field, Edward Bombing Missions and Ditching
Edward Field was a navigator and an officer but also enjoyed associating with enlisted men. He discovered that one of...
Schmitt, Warren Bombing Missions and Down Time
[Annotator's Note: Warren Schmitt served in the US Army Air Forces as a gunner on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Marsaglia, Donald Bombing Missions and Flying Through Nagasaki Fallout
Donald Marsaglia flew 25 missions [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 65th Bombardment Squadron, 43rd Bombardment Group...
Holmes, Capers Bombing Missions in Europe
Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. experienced enemy fire returning from a bombing mission to Hamm, Germany on 22 April 1944....
Keller, Jack Bombing Missions on D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Warren, Ennis Bombing Missions over Europe
Ennis C. Warren and his crew had an experienced officer fly their airplane on the first combat mission [Annotator’s...
Stachel, Robert Bombing Missions over Europe
Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group] was part...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Bombing Missions Over Germany
The usual aim points for a bombing mission that Maurice Hackler flew were manufacturing, oil and transportation,...
Marshall, James Bombing Missions over Japan
[Annotator's Note: James "Jim" Marshall served in the US Army Air Forces as a radio operator aboard Boeing B-29...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Bombing of Berlin
Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could tell who was bombing Berlin at night by the sounds of the planes [Annotator's Note: Berlin...
Grubb, Paul Bombing Ploesti
Paul James Grubb was part of the air war in support of the fierce ground fighting in the Alps before the German forces...
Eleser, Carey Bombing Raids, Icebergs, and Transfer to an Escort Aircraft Carrier
When Carey Eleser was in port in Southampton, England, they were able to go into town. He would go to movies and the...
Murphy, Alfred Bombing Runs
[Annotator's Note: There is a break in the video then the video starts while Alfred Pierse Murphy is mid-sentence.] He...
Goyette, Donald Bombing the Japanese Mainland
Bombing Japan was a joint effort, according to Donald F. Goyette. He remembers loading bombs onto his squadron's [...
Nacey, Ed Bombing Then Saving Berlin
Edward Nacey flew a lot of missions to bomb bridges, railroad yards, and marshaling yards. Most of his missions were...
McLaurine, Luke Bombing Vienna
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. remembers the mission flown to Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. Although the 8th...
Grubb, Paul Bombing Vienna and other Targets
Paul James Grubb experienced his worse raid over Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. His only wound resulted...
Kaiser, Raymond Bombs Down the Chimney
Raymond Kaiser says it was not much of a war [Annotator's Note: in the China, Burma, India Theater]; not like in Europe...
Lowry, Robert Boot Camp to Europe
Robert "Bob" Lowry went to Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois] for boot...
Soong, Tsuyin Born into War with Japan
Tsuyin Soong was born in January 1933 in Hunan Province, China. He has two brothers and two sisters. He remembers the...
Haslauer, Warren Bougainville to Guam
Eventually, Bougainville was taken [Annotator's Note: Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at...
Bradley, Aubrey Bradley’s Bail-Out
Aubrey Bradley had always wanted to fly, but had never been in an airplane before he entered the Army Air Corps. His...
Smith, Lamar Brothers in the Service
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith's oldest brother, John Joseph, whose nickname was "Jody", enlisted in the Navy prior...
Buckner, Jack Buckner's Last Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about Jack Buckner's last mission as a bombardier.] They would wake up around...
Rinas, Bruno Building an Air Field
At the end of 1943, the Japanese made Bruno S. Rinas and his comrades build an airport outside of Manila [Annotator's...
Charles, Howard Building the Burma Railway
Howard Robert Charles was part of the prisoner of war force that worked 14 months on building the Burma Railroad from...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Bullied For Being American
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Davis, Charles Burial at Sea
Charles Davis experienced his first burial at sea after the 13 to 15 November battle [Annotator's Note: 13 to 15...
Tsubota, Thomas Burma and Myitkyina
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)] walked...
Abate, Sam Buzz Bombs and Spitfires
The Belgian and Dutch civilians were nice people. Sam V. Abate felt like he was at home. Belgium was alright but it was...
Paynter, Don Buzz Bombs and V2s
Donald Dean Paynter went to Rosecrans Field [Annotator's Note: also called St. Joseph Army Airfield, near St. Joseph,...
Amsden, Ben Buzzing German Prisoners in Cape Cod
Benjamin Clark Amsden transitioned to flying the Corsair [Annotator's Note: Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft after...

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