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Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Joy, Carrol England and France
Carrol Joy moved from England to France in July [Annotator’s Note: July 1944]. Afterward, his squadron would be in...
Klenoski, Richard England and Leaflet Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Klenoski what his impressions of England were.] They lived in tents. It...
Whittaker, Dean England, Flying Combat Missions and Being Shot Down
Trained as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] bombardier, Dean Whittaker describes...
Pilcher, Joseph Enlistment and Training
Joseph Pilcher was born in March 1925 and at the age of 17, the Army Air Corps allowed him to test for cadet training....
Praetorius, Leo Equipment and Personnel Problems
Leo Praetorius recalls that on his next cruise the pilots found landing at night difficult because of a poor lighting...
Williams, Kenneth Escape from France
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Williams, Kenneth Escape to Paris
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Thurston, Stanley European Combat
Stanley James Thurston was not provided basic training. After enlistment, he was sent to a pigeon outfit [Annotator's...
O'Donnell, Joseph Evasion and Capture
Being off of oxygen, you go into hypoxia after three minutes. Joseph O'Donnell pulled his ripcord right away and went...
Whitman, Philip Evasion and Capture
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman bailed out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber over Vienna, Austria on 13...
Doolan, Robert Evasion then Capture
[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a navigator on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber that was heavily damaged...
Hitchcock, Peggy Experience with Death
Peggy Hitchcock remembers her father was a happy person who loved life and entertaining people. He loved giving back....
Albright, William Fate and Destiny
William Albright was liberated in May 1945. He never knew what was going to happen from one day to the next and that...
Taylor, Jack Fighter Operations in the Pacific
Jack Taylor was temporarily assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for two weeks when his ship [...
Smith, Eben Final Mission and Capture
Assigned as a B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] pilot, Eben Smith arrived first in...
Platkin, Carl Final Missions
Carl Platkin usually went to London [Annotator’s Note: London, England] alone because he had a couple of girlfriends...
Chauncey, Charles Final Missions and War’s End
Charles Graves Chauncey did very few daylight missions and during those missions he would fly low. Most of his daylight...
Weymouth, Ralph Final Thoughts
Ralph Weymouth was awarded the Navy Cross for the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was given the award for his...
Ram, Walter Final Three Missions
Walter Ram and his fellow crewmates had to wait for another airplane before continuing their bombing missions. A female...
McLaurine, Luke First Bombing Mission
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. landed in Algiers [Annotator's Note: Algiers, Algeria] in North Africa and was billeted [...
Galbraith, Wendell First Bombing Mission
As a replacement aircrewman, Wendell Galbraith was received with open arms. One of the raids in August [Annotator's...
Arceneaux, Arthur First Combat Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...
Roberts, George First Combat Missions
The worst part of the mission to Bremen for George Roberts was the fighters. Roberts operated his gun from the radio...
Morrow, John First Flak Hit
John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...
Welch, Darrell First Kill in Iceland
Darrell Welch liked to say that he flew from England to North Africa and started a war. Rommel [Annotator's Note:...
Gust, Darrell First Mission
If the aviators saw a plane hit, they would count the parachutes that came out. According to Darrell D. Gust, if the...
Finesmith, Max First Mission Over Europe
Max Finesmith went into the briefing for his first mission before four in the morning. The plan was to takeoff by 8:30...
Albright, William First Missions
The day before William Albright's second mission, two B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber...
Fili, William First Missions
The first couple of bombing missions William Fili was on were "milk runs" [Annotator's Note: slang term used by...
Reese, Lloyd First Run on Ploie?ti
First Lieutenant Lloyd Reese flew 11 missions as a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flak Damage
Herbert Heilbrun went through the cadets with Lyle Pearson. On 29 December [Annotator's Note: 29 December 1944],...
Kiplinger, Austin Flight School
Austin H. Kiplinger went to Anacostia Naval Air Station [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Anacostia...
Reeder, John Flight Training and Deploying to the Pacific
Arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, John Reeder underwent "primary training," which was made difficult by some of the...
Whitcomb, Robert Flying 20 Combat Missions
Robert Whitcomb went overseas on a converted cruise liner. After arriving in Liverpool he was sent to Chelveston Air...
Hardy, George Flying 21 Combat Missions
George Hardy's unit had one loss in training at Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Air Field, South Carolina...

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