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Woods, Edward Segment 4
Of all the ports Woods visited he liked Panama the best because it was like being back at home. There was a good...
Noack, John Segment 4
John Noack and his crew finally got a plane. They took their time in breaking it in. Finally they received orders to go...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 4
Alexander Jefferson came in the middle of the Tuskegee program. The first program was March 1942 and the last class was...
Keema, John Segment 4
John Keema and his group arrived in Framlingham in mid-July around the time of the Hamburg raids. Keema got to go into...
Gibbons, John Segment 4
When John Gibbons arrived over Berlin that day [Annotators Note: 6 March 1944] the flak was incredibly intense. Gibbons...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 5
Theodore Finkbeiner went on a patrol to snatch a prisoner one night and came to a bridge that had been blown out. They...
Shoens, Robert Segment 5
Robert Shoens knew that the planes coming towards him were not the much hoped for escort. In the briefing room after...
Noack, John Segment 5
John Noack was apparently knocked out momentarily when he was hit. Noack himself does not remember losing consciousness...
Weinart, John Segment 5
John Weinart could only stay scared for so long. He did his best to maintain his excitement and adrenaline. There was a...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 6
Theodore Finkbeiner and his company [Annotators Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Luckadoo, John Segment 6
John Luckadoo and the other aircrews began receiving heavy fire as soon as they reached the enemy coast. The flak was...
Noack, John Segment 6
John Noack had a premonition on the day he was shot down that he was not going to come home that day. Noack felt like...
Baker, Vernon Segment 7
Vernon Baker continues describing his Medal of Honor actions in Italy in detail including what he was wearing. When he...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 7
Clinton Gardner and the armed forces with him were so well trained that he does not remember being afraid when they...
Luckadoo, John Segment 7
When John Luckadoo was on his bomb run [Annotators Note: during the 8 October 1943 mission to Bremen] it was terribly...
Shoens, Robert Segment 7
Robert Shoens felt that the flak was limited on that mission [Annotators Note: the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin]. It...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 7
Steve Pisanos decided to return to base. Fuel was an issue on missions. There were incidents of Spitfire pilots having...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 7
Lynn Compton remembers Doc Roe [Annotators Note: Company E medic Eugene Roe] as the medic who worked on him when he was...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 8
Clinton Gardner never thought of his own death but watched a few hundred men die. Gardner got sick and threw up around...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 8
Steve Pisanos made his way into some nearby woods. The German troops followed him in calling for him to give himself up...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 8
Lynn Compton knew the Germans were nearby while he and his men stayed in the area. Compton had to go to the listening...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Keema, John Segment 8
John Keema and a lot of the guys he flew with had qualms about the Münster raid. Unfortunately he did not have anyone...
Shoens, Robert Segment 9
Robert Shoens sent a telegram to his wife in Maine to let her know that he was coming home soon. There were a bunch of...
Greer, Richard Segment 9
Richard Greer saw a few Red Cross things and the show Bob Hope was in on Pavuvu. He only watched for a little while...
Noack, John Segment 9
John Noack notes that it was a sad day when they returned to base. Everyone was down about it. Too many of the guys...
Killam, Arthur Service aboard three submarines
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...
Reeder, John Service During the Korean War
As commanding officer of fighter squadron VMF-111 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 111 (VMF-111)] in Dallas [...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Service in Europe and Return
When the 19th General Hospital was replaced at Le Mans Elizabeth Gibbens' unit moved on to Paris and then to Nancy,...
Neilson, Francis Service in Europe and Returning Home
Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...
Summers, Calvin Service in Italy
After a little more training in Africa, Calvin Summers crossed the Mediterranean and landed in Naples while the Allies...
Hever, John Service in the CBI
According to John Hever, the signal corps in Patiala, India was there to provide communications between the airplanes...
Hughes, William Service in the Merchant Marine
William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...
Grun, Frederick Service in the Philippines
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945] in Leyte Gulf, Frederick Grun had his first experience with...
Joffray, Henry Service in the US Merchant Marine
Henry Joffray was a member of the Merchant Marine during World War 2. There were 4,000 ships and 260,000 sailors in...
Lanzetta, Frank Service on the USS Achernar (AKA-53)
Frank Dominic Lanzetta was transferred to the USS Achernar (AKA-53). While serving aboard the Achernar, Lanzetta took...

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