Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Platkin, Carl Flying Missions
Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...
Molen, Herman Flying Missions
Herman Molen was in the 305th Bombardment Group. They spent a lot of time training because of the weather. They would...
Elduff, James Flying Missions
James Elduff [Annotator’s Note: while serving as a pilot flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers with the...
Bernardi, Joseph Flying Missions
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 509th Bombardment Squadron,...
Roach, Paul Flying Missions
Paul Roach did five combat missions. They did a lot of resupplying. They were hauling gas in when Patton [Annotator's...
Wolyn, Monroe Flying Missions
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that while traveling to Europe in a convoy, on one side all he could see was the ocean, and...
Meredith, William Flying Missions
William Meredith’s job was to help escort bombers to their targets and back. If they did not run into trouble, they...
Gibb, Owen Flying Missions
Owen Gibb had a machine gun that put out four thousand rounds a minute. The gun was on a turret. They flew at night....
Tangradi, Richard Flying Missions
Richard Tangradi remembers when the pilot called him to the front and gave him a cigar during a mission. The wing had a...
Kerr, Perry Flying Missions
Perry Kerr was deployed to England in February 1945. They were constantly flying training missions before they started...
Salter, Cary Flying Missions
Cary Salter flew 10 missions in early January and February [Annotator’s Note: presumably of 1944]. Many of the missions...
Buchert, Cyril A. Flying off Biak and other Bases
Cyril Buchert was stationed on Biak. He was overseas for a full year. He saw few locals except when he was in Manila en...
Linger, Russell Flying out of France
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. would be woken up in the morning, go get breakfast, and then be briefed. They were shown maps...
Patton, Grant Flying Patrols in Iceland
Grant Patton would pick up the convoy off of Greenland [Annotator’s Note: he was stationed in Iceland] and they would...
Burnside, Frank Flying the Hump
Frank R. Burnside [Annotator's Note: worked ferrying planes as a pilot stateside with the 4th Ferrying Group, and then...
Martin, William Flying The Hump
William Martin had moments of terror flying every other day out of India. Once on the ground, it was okay. They had...
Smith, Samuel Flying to the United States
Samuel W. Smith went to the landing strip right outside of England to prepare to leave for the United States. The next...
Buchert, Cyril A. Flying with the Jolly Rogers
Cyril Buchert as well as all the units flying off the island [Annotator's Note: New Guinea] were referred to as the "...
Nickerson, Edward Flying, France, and VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer says that Edward Nickerson was on the O-Nine Six, Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo...
Duffy, Gowan Following Patton
Gowan Duffy remembers they started to run out of supplies. Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George...
Wilson, James Food, History, and Race Relations
There were different concoctions in the C-rations [Annotator's Note: prepared and canned wet combat food] and K-rations...
Winnier, Lawrence Food, Movies, and Skin Color
Lawrence Winnier ate well on his ships [Annotator's Note: the USS Guadalupe (AO-32) and the USS Argonne (AS-10)]...
Synder, Harold Forming a Crew
Harold Daniel Snyder was assigned to one of the veteran gunners for training. After that gunner shipped back out,...
Edwards, Marvin Forming a Crew and Overseas Deployment
Marvin Raymond Edwards had all kinds in his crew. One was from New Mexico, several from the Midwest, one from Texas,...
Rinas, Bruno Formosa
In Formosa [Annotator's Note: present day Taiwan], Bruno S. Rinas worked in the sugar cane fields. He carried "honey...
Bertz, Richard Foxholes and Hedgerows
Training was very good. Richard O. "Otto" Bertz had been an Eagle Scout [Annotator's Note: highest achievement in the...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour France and Belgium
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld had a horrible experience in the English Channel. He, along with many other troops, got very...
Prestridge, Hillman France and Returning Home
Hillman James Prestridge was serving in a field artillery unit [Annotator's Note: when he landed with the first wave at...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank France to Belgium
Frank Aleksandrowicz remembers that they moved from France to Belgium for the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note:...
Kitts, James France to Belgium
James Albert Kitts landed in France [Annotator's Note: on 13 December 1944] and it was not cold, just muddy. It got...
Forcinella, Frank France to Germany
Before he got to Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saint-Lô, 7 to 19 July 1944; Saint-Lô, France], Frank Forcinella...
Tyler, Vernon France to Germany
Vernon Leo Tyler [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division] had to climb ropes to get on the troopships. He...
Squire, Vernon France to Holland
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division and helped take the...
Reissig, Floyd J. Free Time
When he had free time, Floyd James Reissig would chip paint and paint the ship. When he was on an island, the crew...
Duffy, Gowan Friendly Fire
Gowan Duffy does not think he came across any man in shock. Some of the men in his unit were dragging because of...
Billingsley, James Friendly Fire and Decorated by General Stilwell
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with James Billingsley midsentence in a new story.] Billingsley says that after the...

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