Naval Aviation

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Curl, Robert "Bob" Reflections
Robert Curl was proud of his service in the Navy and loved the food except for C rations. During the D-Day invasion [...
Sweatt, Robert Reflections
On reflection, Robert Sweatt said it seemed like his life was "a mess." He never went to the B-29 [Annotator's Note:...
Banyas, Martin Reflections
Martin Banyas has restricted use of his shoulders as a result of his wartime service [Annotator's Note: as a Marine...
Chauncey, Charles Reflections
Charles Graves Chauncey remarks that there were a lot of computers on their B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Memory, Frank Reflections
Frank George Memory had no problems returning from the war. He was married in 1946 and had five children with his wife...
Gillis, Jack Reflections
Jack A. Gillis' most memorable event of the war was an errant landing of a disabled aircraft that was nearly wrecked....
Johnson, John Reflections
John S. Johnson has positive feelings toward the Japanese only on a selective basis. The National WWII Museum, as well...
Cohn, Major Reflections
Major Cohn thought the end of the war was his most memorable experience of World War 2. No one expected it to end so...
Peterson, Cleveland Reflections
Cleveland Peterson's most memorable experience was being close to Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. During the...
Zingheim, John Reflections
Dr. John Julien Zingheim does not think the war changed him. He was not bitter about being forced to go to war. The...
Goodkin, Vera Reflections
Vera Goodkin's [Annotator's Note: née Herman] parents had an American visa to escape Czechoslovakia but did not. While...
Cardenas, Louis Reflections
Louis Cardenas jumped out of his aircraft and kept his senses about him. [Annotator’s Note: Cardenas had to bail out of...
Beaman, William Reflections
William Beaman thinks young people should be taught the history of World War 2, and believes it is important that there...
Milkis, Abe Reflections
Abe Milkis found the German troops to be good fighters. At the end, the enemy soldiers were just a bunch of young kids...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Reflections
Harold Buell is proud to have been a dive bomber pilot. He was recalled from the United States to help a squadron that...
Johnsen, Erik Reflections
Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...
Edwards, Troy Reflections
Troy Edwards was an Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class, an AM2c, while in the Navy. That rate in the Navy may no longer...
Adams, J. Reflections
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr.'s most memorable experience during World War 2 was his third mission because he was a brand-new...
Heim, Henry Reflections
Henry Heim was glad to accomplish what he did. He is proud that he got to fight for his country. He was worried he...
Brant, Robert Reflections
While Robert Brant was an Air Traffic Controller, he witnesses many plane crashes on Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
McBride, Frank Reflections
Frank Curtis McBride was limited in his service [Annotator’s Note: as a result of scar tissue on his lung due to...
Cassidy, John Reflections
Reflecting on his most outstanding memory of World War 2, John Cassidy said it was surviving the Kamikaze attacks in...
Birdsall, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...
Yoho, David Reflections
David Yoho was on a fleet oiler in World War 2. The ship took on fuel sometimes from a fuel barge in order to refuel...
Brandes, Rita Reflections
Rita Brandes stayed with her sister and her husband [Annotator's Note: Brandes left Bremen, Germany as a teenager and...
Leaming, Jack Reflections
Jack Leaming sees the war as something they had to live with. They had to do the best they could to be happy and have a...
Clark, Merrill Reflections
Merrill J. Clark thinks it is important from an educational standpoint that the museum [Annotator's Note: The National...
Carraway, Myron Reflections
Myron J. Carraway remembers Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard the USS Hulbert (AVD-6) during the...
Schmitt, Warren Reflections
Warren Schmitt had negative feelings about the Japanese before and during the war. The kamikazes had no respect for...
Harkness, Henrietta Reflections
When she returned home, Henrietta Harkness heard the complaints of people about various material things. She compared...
Bass, Stewart Reflections
Stewart Bass' most memorable experience in World War 2 was his participation in the attack on the Japanese battleship...
Cummings, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Cummings had the opportunity to voyage on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) with his son in 1977. His...
Hussey, William Reflections
William Hussey feels World War 2 is still relevant today because it was an outstanding example of how the United States...
Bartels, Carl Reflections
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was changed by the war. It was an excellent experience. He...
Draxler, Donald Reflections
Donald Draxler was mad at the Japanese for the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Hanley, Fiske Reflections
Fiske Hanley talks about the close calls he experienced during his first six missions over the Japanese home islands....

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