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Bryan, Donald Enemy attack on Y29
Y29 was a wonderful set up. They got there on 24 December [Annotator’s Note: 24 December 1944]. For the first time they...
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...
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...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Bryan, Donald Escorting bombing missions
For the first several months they were flying out of Bodney, they did not live on base. They lived in a hotel and were...
Johnson, Alfred Experiencing Combat
The Allied campaign in Italy was cold and miserable. Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. fought with some Mexican-American troops....
Williams, Earl Experiencing Combat
Earl Williams [Annotator's Note: with the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] had equipment that was used to pick...
Kirk, James Experiencing Combat
There must have been 1,500 guns around Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania]. That was where they [Annotator's...
Amsden, Ben F6F Hellcat and Returning Stateside
The Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese Mitsubishi A6M fighter aircraft, referred to as the Zeke or Zero] was tough to...
Bernardi, Joseph Fighter Escorts
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group,...
Lederer, Henry Fighter Plane Combat
Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...
Bryan, Donald Fighter planes
The first real fighter airplane Donald Bryan flew was the P-40D with the Merlin engine, not the Allison engine. They...
Salter, Cary Fighter Squadron 353
Cary Salter was in a dogfight when his wing was hit. It flipped the plane over. He went to pull out and nothing...
Ananian, Stephen Fighting German Jets
Stephen Ananian says that the idea that if the Germans had built their jet fighters sooner in the war, it would have...
Dietrick, Alfred Fighting near Cassino
Alfred Dietrick [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division] went...
Schneider, Richard Final Missions and Discharge
Richard "Dick" Schneider became a spare tail gunner after the loss of his former crew mates. It was not his preference...
Ram, Walter Final Three Missions
Walter Ram and his fellow crewmates had to wait for another airplane before continuing their bombing missions. A female...
Schneider, Tony First Combat in the Marshall Islands
Tony Schneider begins by discussing that the crew aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) wanted to "get back" at the Japanese...
Amsden, Ben First Air Strike Missions
The F6F Hellcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft] was very tough [Annotator's Note: when...
Asbury, Richard First Big Air Battle
[Annotator's Note: Richard Asbury went to England and was checked out in the North American P-51 Mustang fighter...
Goebel, Robert First Combat Missions
On Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's first mission [Annotator's Note: with the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th...
Arceneaux, Arthur First Combat Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...
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:...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...
Welch, Darrell First P-38 Lost
After flight school Darrell Welch joined the 27th Squadron, which is the oldest squadron, and the 1st Group, which is...
Carmody, Martin "Red" First Patrol Off Guadalcanal
Martin Carmody was briefed that there were no available carriers for them to fly off of. The Saratoga [Annotator's Note...
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...
Gross, Clayton First Successful Dogfight and Friendly Fire
The first mission during which Clayton Kelly Gross shot down an enemy plane was when he was flying with Billy D. Harris...
Ram, Walter First Three Combat Missions
Walter Ram arrived at his base in Bassingbourn, near London. His plane was part of the 94th Bombardment Group, 331st...
Cauble, Raymond First Two Missions
Raymond Cauble's first mission was to a concentration camp in Yugoslavia. A general went with Cauble. They dropped...
Bryan, Donald Five kills in one day
Donald Bryan got five kills in one day. They had to new K14 sights and it was the first time he had ever fired with one...
Koone, Carl Flights and Fights
In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...
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...
Roberts, George Flying a Combat Mission
George Roberts and his crewmates knew ahead of time if they were flying the next day. On the night of 7 October [...
Zerphey, Winfield Flying Anti-Submarine Missions in Europe
Winfield Zerphey was based on the southern coast of England at Dunkeswell. The airmen lived in Quonset huts. They had...
Welch, Darrell Flying Bomber Escort Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Darrell Welch to explain how missions escorting bombers went for him.] They...

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