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Richard, Martin First Combat Mission
Martin Richard's first mission was almost complete catastrophe. [Annotator's Note: He flew his firts mission on 6 June...
Losada, Vincent First Combat Mission and Leave to London
Vincent Losada first mission was on 3 January 1945 to Pfarghium [Annotator's Note: Pforzheim, Germany]. He thought it...
Goebel, Robert First Combat Missions
On Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's first mission [Annotator's Note: with the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th...
Arceneaux, Arthur First Combat Missions
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" First Combat Missions
Lewis Thomas Easterling was initiated into his group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group,...
Roberts, George First Combat Missions
The worst part of the mission to Bremen for George Roberts was the fighters. Roberts operated his gun from the radio...
Hahn, Clifford First Combat on Attu
Clifford Albert Hahn reached Dutch Harbor [Annotator's Note: Dutch Harbor, Alaska] on 11 May [Annotator's Note: 11 May...
Zilliacus, Patrick First Combat Patrol
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if he embraced military life.] Zilliacus liked the Navy very...
Raquepau, John First Combat to Retirement
John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...
Crane, James First Convoy
James Crane experienced a great change in the Merchant Marine. He was concerned about making the first convoy, but he...
Rickel, Robert First Couple of Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...
Houston, Jack First Days on Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Hoff, Donald First Dive on a Target During the Battle of Midway
When Donald Hoff's plane went into its dive, it did not last long. At 250 miles per hour the dive goes by quick. When...
Kiplinger, Austin First Dive-bombing Mission
Austin H. Kiplinger and his unit [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 66 (VC-66) flying from USS Nassau (CVE-16)] went...
Morrow, John First Flak Hit
John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...
Borne, Edwin First Invasion Attempt on Wake Island
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was on lookout duty with hi-powered binoculars when the first invasion attempt on Wake Island...
Johnson, Malcolm First Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor for Morrison-Knudsen [Annotator’s Note: American civil engineering and...
Squire, Vernon First Jet Plane and Being Wounded
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was in the 821st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 29th Infantry Division.] They fired far...
Ellis, Frederick First Kamikaze
Frederick Ellis was sent to Hollandia, New Guinea. He recalls that they were not slated to go on the Leyte [Annotator's...
Raquepau, John First Kamikaze Attack
John "Jack" Raquepau and his group [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), Air Group 51] bombed Clark Field [...
Welch, Darrell First Kill in Iceland
Darrell Welch liked to say that he flew from England to North Africa and started a war. Rommel [Annotator's Note:...
Burke, Murphy First Leave and Last Operation
Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...
Grabhorn, Edgar First Mission
Edgar A. Grabhorn was born in 1924 in Annapolis [Annotator's Note: Annapolis, Maryland]. The Depression [Annotator's...
Gust, Darrell First Mission
If the aviators saw a plane hit, they would count the parachutes that came out. According to Darrell D. Gust, if the...
McLaughlin, Sr., James First Mission
Their [Annotator's Note: the 92nd Bombardment Group] first mission was in September [Annotator's Note: September 1942]...
Hood, George First Mission and Final Missions
George Hood flew bombing missions against Japanese residential sections of Tokyo. That was because the enemy had...
Kneflin, Charles First Mission from Guam
The first thing Charles Kneflin saw when he flew over Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], were the biggest...
Bridger, Harley First Mission over Budapest and Mission Requirements
Harley Bridger and his crew lived in tents with six men each. They were fortunate with their engineer. Bridger felt the...
Finesmith, Max First Mission Over Europe
Max Finesmith went into the briefing for his first mission before four in the morning. The plan was to takeoff by 8:30...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...
Albright, William First Missions
The day before William Albright's second mission, two B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber...
Reese, Lloyd First Missions
Lloyd Reese was a bombardier on a B-24 for the 67th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. He and...
Fili, William First Missions
The first couple of bombing missions William Fili was on were "milk runs" [Annotator's Note: slang term used by...
Castaing, Albert First Missions
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.] On...
O'Brien, Ryan First Missions
The night Ryan O'Brien landed at Spinazzola [Annotator's Note: Spinazzola Airfield, Italy], a movie star was having a...
Burns, Lloyd First Missions in Europe
Lloyd Burns enjoyed his time at Barksdale [Annotator's Note: Barksdale Field, now Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport...

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