Naval Aviation

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Bolster, Elisabeth Early Life, Family, and Being a War Bride
Elisabeth Bolster was born in the Bavarian region in Germany. Upon arriving in the United States, she discovered that...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Early LIfe, Marriage, Loss and Red Cross
Blanche Marie (Gregory) Barnes Gangwere was born in 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up near Northeast High...
Bruner, Lauren Early Training and Pearl Harbor Attack
Enlisting in the Navy at the age of 18, Lauren Bruner first reported to San Diego, California, for three months of...
DeMott, Joseph Early War Duty in the Pacific
When the war started, Joseph DeMott was still working as a radio operator. His group was scheduled to take off for...
Porche, Albert Earning Respect
Albert Porche went into the service after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The armed forces were trying to recruit as many...
Wofford, Jesse L. Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
On a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany on 3 February 1945, Jesse Wofford's aircraft was badly damaged by German flak...
Morehead, James B. Earning the Distinguished Service Cross
When the Japanese moved their area of concentration from Australia to the Solomon Islands, James Morehead's 8th Fighter...
Baughman, Harry Earning the Nickname "Blue Devils"
The 88th Infantry Division made it into the port at Naples, and Harry Boughman moved through and crossed the Volturno...
Windisch, Lutz Eastern Front
When Lutz Windisch pulled out of Normandy [Annotator's Note: following D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Baker, Sterling Eating Coconuts and Being Hit
Sterling Baker's records say that at Casablanca [Annotator's Note: Casablanca, Morocco] he was patrolling a lagoon, but...
Smith, Bernard Ecumenical Crew
Bernard Smith was very comfortable as an armorer gunner. He and his crew got along very well. They were ecumenical....
Weber, Norman Education in Nazi Germany
As a child [Annotator’s Note: in Berlin, Germany from 1941 to 1944], Norman Weber studied various subjects in school....
Smith, William J. Element of Surprise
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was flying out of Charters Towers, Australia]. They were shipped from Port Moresby to...
Walter, Robert Elsenborn Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Elduff, James Emergency Landing
James Elduff [Annotator’s Note: when asked about landing his damaged Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber while...
Johnson, John Encounter with the Enemy and Damage Repair
At Ormoc Bay, John E. Johnson drove his LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel also referred to as...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Encountering Chaos and Being Debriefed by Admiral Marc Mitscher
When he was still 100 miles out from his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)], the primitive radar in...
Leefe, Guy Encountering Enemy Aircraft
As they advanced from Aachen to the Rhine River, Guy Leefe, Jr. and his fellow pilots would conduct regular patrols. On...
Taddeo, Al End of Combat
Alfred Taddeo witnessed constant attacks by kamikaze aircraft. He and Kanze [Annotator's Note: US Navy Lieutenant (j.g...
Saik, Ogden End of Duty in the Pacific
The LSM-319 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship Medium] on which Ogden Saik served made about six other beachheads all...
Glass, Jack End of the Solomon Islands Campaign
[Annotator's Note: Jack Glass served in the Navy aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as an aviation radioman in Fighting...
McMullen, Milton End of the War
Before the atomic bomb was dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945 and...
Broll, Walter End of the War
Walter Broll and the Grace Abbott left Bari, Italy and headed for the ocean. Broll and the deck crew secured the...
Anderson, Howard End of the War
That night, Howard Anderson was given some food. At some point in the night, air raid sirens started blaring because...
Brukman, Jack End of the War
Jack Brukman could not tell the war was coming to a close. The airplanes he serviced as a ground crewman had been...
Grahlfs, F. End of the War
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], F. Lincoln Grahlfs received orders to tow away the USS Hugh W. Hadley...
Joy, Carrol End of the War
Following the Battle of the Bulge, Carrol Joy and his outfit [Annotator’s Note: the 514th Fighter Squadron, 406th...
Lepore, Louis End of the War and Occupation Duty
At the end of the battle [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Louis R. Lepore was brought back to the beach and given a...
Hardy, George End of the War in Europe
George Hardy does not remember when he heard that the war was over. They knew it was close because they were running...
Grieves, Billy End of Thresher's First Patrol
[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The boat [Annotator's...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...
Harris, Robert End of War
After Operation Market Garden flights, Robert Harris continued flying transport and supply missions. He at times grew...
Hollis, Frederick End of War
Frederick Hollis saw the mood of the country after Kasserine Pass as being very negative. With many ships lost at Pearl...
Grant, Edward End of War Relief Missions
Edward Grant flew two liberation missions in Hungary. People were being forced to work in ammunition factories making...
Scholl, Richard Endless Combat and Cannibals
Richard Scholl was in some of the dirtiest fighting in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen Gulf,...
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...

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