Naval Aviation

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Candelaria, Richard Segment 10
Richard Candelaria thinks it is a shame that the American public did not get to see their 8th Air Force. They were able...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 10
When Feightner pulled up at the end of the runway he was hit again. His F6F [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F "Hellcat"...
Earnest, Albert J. Segment 10
The torpedo planes flew into Espiritu Santo. They stayed on Espiritu Santo for about a week. They sent 6 TBF's [...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 11
While escorting bombers Clarence Anderson was leading his flight to the front of the bomber formation when he noticed a...
Brooks, Howard Segment 11
In the hospital they were treated very nice and given so much food that they couldn't eat it all. There was also...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 11
Yellin is not sure if he was fired upon during landings and take offs from Iwo Jima. Yellin recalls that one of his...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 11
Freddie Ohr found out it was that bullet that ricocheted off his helmet and went into the cushion. His leader made a...
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Greer, Richard Segment 11
While Richard Greer and his fellow Marines were on Guadalcanal they were bombed almost constantly. They were hit at ten...
Noack, John Segment 11
John Noack got the emergency radio set up. Noack had a little difficulty getting everything set up. Noack got seasick...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 11
Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 12
One of Clarence Anderson's men came across a German pilot shooting at men in parachutes. He shot the German down and...
Luckadoo, John Segment 12
John Luckadoo does not believe that long range fighter protection was possible in the early stages of the war. They...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 12
Freddie Ohr came running out of the wave and he did not see the boat anymore. He made two or three passes that low....
Karr, Robert Segment 12
Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 12
Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...
Deen, Braswell Segment 12
Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 12
Norman Kleiss knew Peter Gaido pretty well. When Kleiss was about to take off for his first carrier landing he was...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 13
[Annotators Note: Clarence Anderson served in the USAAF as a fighter pilot flying P-51 Mustangs with the 363rd Fighter...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 13
Freddie Ohr went from Corsica Italy to Medina, Italy. They flew out of there on a short steel runway. They flew all of...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 13
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 14
Freddie Ohr made a dozen passes over the airfield. They went up to provide cover when the top flight went down. Finally...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 14
Admiral Kinkaid [Annotato's Note: Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid] who had no experince with carriers or aviators, ordered a...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 15
Freddie Ohr then called his flight up while the next two flights hit the field. They set the whole airfield on fire....
Myers, Leroy Segment 15
Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 15
On the morning of the battle, Vejtasa was flying CAP. Jimmy Flately and Johnny Leppla were flying escort for the...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 17
Freddie Ohr had a lot of things happened to him. The first guy Ohr encountered really tried to make it tough on him....
Ohr, Freddie Segment 18
Freddie Ohr thought that it was an exciting mission [Annotators Note: See Freddie Ohr Segment 17]. He thought that...
Chuck, Harris Segment 2
Chuck was incredibly upset about Pearl Harbor. He had no idea even after Pearl Harbor that 5000 Japanese Marines were...
Sabol, Emil Segment 2
Sabol was flying at 28,500 feet when he was shot down. He had heard about other guys being shot at by fighter planes on...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 2
Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...
Onesi, Anthony "Tony" Segment 2
Onesi recalls the aircraft flying in a very tight V formation to protect each other. They bombed their targets during...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 2
The next morning, possibly around 3 am, Baldwin and the rest of Cannon Company were told to get ready to go ashore. To...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 2
After he ate breakfast Rogers went up to the radio system that was set up on the apron at the airport. They moved the...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 2
During the second Truk raid Alexander Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group...

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