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Lengsfield, Jack Bombing Mission to Berlin
Early on 24 March [Annotator's Note: 24 March 1945], Jack Lengsfield was called into a briefing on what was to be the...
Saylor, Herbert Bombing Missions
Herbert Clyde Saylor [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, 10th...
Hanley, Fiske Bombing Missions
Fiske Hanley II, with his crew [Annotator's Note: with the 504th Bombardment Group, 313th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air...
Brewer, Chester Bombing Missions
Chester Brewer went by train to Deopham Green, which was near his airbase [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Deopham...
Rodriguez, Antonio Bombing Missions
Antonio C. Rodriquez flew towards the latter part of the war when few Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: the German Air Force...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lesniewski, Joseph Bonn Hospital
Joseph Lesniewski kept no records about where they were going. In one battle, he got hit twice [Annotator's Note: he...
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...
Toledo, Bill Bougainville
Bill Toledo saw his first combat on 1 November 1943. He landed on the island of Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
Weiss, Jack Bougainville
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jack Weiss what life aboard the USS Columbia (CL-56) was like.] He had duties....
Mikus, John Bougainville
John Mikus, Jr. left from Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands] on Higgins boats [Annotator'...
Severance, Dave Bougainville and Disbanding the Para-Marines
On 1 December 1943, they [Annotator's Note: Dave Severance and the rest of the 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion] attacked...
Haslauer, Warren Bougainville to Guam
Eventually, Bougainville was taken [Annotator's Note: Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at...
Tognoli, Paris Bougainville to Leyte
Paris Tognoli and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal...
Flannigan, James Breaching the Siegfried Line
James Flannigan said the replacement lieutenants came in all sorts and he particularly remembered one who earned the...
Muller, Henry Breaking the Japanese Code
Henry Muller was in Papua New Guinea undergoing intensive training. Shortly after arriving, Muller was concerned about...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Breaking the Siegfried Line
Gerald Abbenhaus went overseas November 1944 [Annotator's Note: as an infantry officer in Company H, 2nd Battalion,...
Venverloh, Joseph Breaking the Siegfried Line
Joseph Venerloh remembered the attack on the Siegfried line, which was numerous amounts of pill boxes staggered around...
Hughes, Lowell Breakout from Anzio and the Beachhead Cemetery
[Annotator's Note: Lowell Hughes served in the Army as an engineer in Company A, 120th Engineer Combat Battalion, 45th...

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