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McGlaun, DeQuindre Mission to Marienberg
eQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] was...
Prince, Robert Mission to Raid Cabanatuan
[Annotator's Note: All of the locations listed in this clip are in the Philippines.] Robert Prince remembers New Year's...
Shirkey, Robert Mission with Filipino Tribe
Robert Leroy Shirkey and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] first...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions After Being Shot Down
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Buschmeier, Frank Missions and Being Captured
Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Sinise, Jack Missions and D-Day
Jack Sinise got hit a number of times [Annotator's Note: as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy...
Lederer, Henry Missions and Men
Henry Lederer flew 92 missions. That is a lot when you wake up every morning and wonder if you are going to be around...
Caudle, John Missions and Secrets
The Air Force had a habit of giving flyers a shot of whiskey before they went into a debriefing. John Caudle went...
Butz, John Missions for the OSS
John B. Butz and his entire crew were transferred from the 460th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 760th Bombardment...
Giller, Edward Missions in Europe
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. and his unit [Annotator's Note: 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing...
Kaiser, Raymond Missions in India
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Kaiser completed his pilot training and flew out of Miami, Florida for his next assignment...
Buckner, Jack Missions into Sicily and Italy
Jack Buckner and his aircrew only flew missions in support of ground troops in invasions. For the invasion of Sicily,...
Riggs, Clarence Missions Over Europe
Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., and his crew received orders to fly to a former German base in Tunisia. There were...
Coop, Willard Missions over Europe
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...
Ebersole, William Missions Over Japan
William Ebersole flew his first mission in May 1945. It was a dive-bombing mission to Chichi Jima which is where George...
Fitch, Mason Missions over Japan
Mason Brownell Fitch flew over Kobe [Annotator's Note: Kobe, Japan] on his first mission over Japan [Annotator's Note:...
Koone, Carl Missions Over Ploiesti
A typical mission for Carl Koone began with the officers going for briefings and the aircrew boarding trucks that took...
Gilman, John Missions over the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was...
Davis, William Missions Overseas
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: assigned...
Waldman, Leon Missions to Germany
Leon Waldman was able to take leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] after 25...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions to North Africa
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] went...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Missions with Major Earle
In the beginning of 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe, a replacement pilot, made his way to the 9th Air Force Headquarters...
Massey, Joseph Mississippi to Belgium
Joseph Massey was drafted just after leaving high school at age 18. He entered service on 15 November 1945 [Annotator's...
Rieman, Carl Mog Mog Officer's Club and the Invasion of Okinawa
While Carl Rieman was off of Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)...
Polito, Felix Monte la Difensa and After
Felix Polito and the Force [Annotator's Note: 1st Special Service Force] became famous for climbing Monte la Difensa in...
Harold, Paul Montebourg and Saint-Saveur
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Rozett, Walter Morale and Debriefs
Morale was not an issue in Walter Rozett's unit [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Skare, Theodore Morotai Island and Malaria
Theodore Skare was on Morotai which the Japanese had invaded originally. The Americans took it back, occupying about a...
Ollar, Vernon Mortar Combat in Hedgerows and Saint-Lô
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Vernon Ollar participated in...
Raner, Norman Mortar in His Coffee
In Cassino [Annotator's Note: Battle of Monte Cassino, also called Battle for Rome, 19 January to 18 May 1944, Cassino...
Johnson, Burton Mortar School to Peleliu
Burton "Burt" Johnson went to mortar school [Annotator's Note: M2 60mm mortar at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California...
Reluga, Matthew Moselle and Saar Rivers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Matthew A. Reluga to talk about action at the Moselle River at Fort de...
Welch, Darrell Most and Least Fun
Darrell Welch and his squadron [Annotator's Note: 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force] kind of...
Jagers, Robert Most Difficult Invasion and Returning Home
Sicily [Annotator's Note: Operation Husky, 9 July to 17 August 1943, Sicily, Italy] was the most difficult invasion...
Goebel, Robert Most Exciting Mission
The mission that sticks out the most to Bob Goebel was flown on 18 August [Annotator's Note: 18 August 1944]. There was...

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