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Gwin, Norris Wartime LIfe
Norris Gwin and the ground crews had to support 88 pilots and gunners for the aircraft missions. In between...
Joffray, Henry Wartime Voyages Aboard the SS Alcoa Pioneer
Henry Joffray sailed his first Merchant Marine voyage delivering shredded wheat for the troops. [Annotator's Note:...
Colgan, William War’s End
William Colgan served overseas with the 79th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force and flew in P-40s [...
Kent, Edward War’s End & Postwar
Edward F. Kent and his glider unit landed near a German outpost in Le Muy, France. Kent and his unit [Annotator’s Note...
Saunders, David War’s End and Occupation Duty in Korea
David R. Saunders recalled when they announced that the war was over. Everyone was hooping and hollering. When he...
Bass, Stewart War’s End and Postwar
Stewart Bass and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 9 (VT-9)] attacked Japanese supply ships with bombs...
Hissey, Paul War’s End and Postwar
Paul Hissey remembered when the war ended all the fighter planes were destroyed because they did not want them to fall...
Ollar, Vernon War’s End and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Before the Germans...
Reale, Albert Wash-Out and Reassignment
Albert Reale's Navy flight training ended after he had flown 50 hours solo, then washed out. He could have been a...
Kruse, Shirley WASP Training
Shirley Chase Kruse was taking flying lessons and she met a lady who she became friendly with. Her friend recommended...
Nolan, Warren Watching Naval Bombardments
The USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) did not have a soda fountain and ice cream stand like the USS Alabama (BB-60) did, but...
Lefever, Paul Watching Planes Return from Missions
On days that Paul Lefever didn't fly, he would watch other squadrons take off, identify planes by their numbers, and...
Lee, James Watching the Pearl Harbor Attack
James Lee was born in 1930 on Oahu [Annotator's Note: Oahu, Hawaii] in a little community called Kalauao. It is no...
Carroll, Wesley Water Landing and Rescue
On 13 February 1943, they took off for a raid on Shortland Harbor [Annotator's Note: Shortland Harbor, Shortland Island...
Bryan, Donald We wanted to fly
Bryan and Kirk Noyes had a very good relationship. Bryan was flying a P-51D10 out of an airfield south of London...
Wicklund, John Weaponry and Therapies
John Wicklund says the most effective weapon the infantry used was the Browning Automatic Rifle [Annotator's Note: BAR...
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons
William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....
Twigger, William Weapons and Officers
The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons Company
William Pierce was assigned to Weapons Company, 29th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 29th Marine Regiment...
Haack, Frederick Weather Problems and Atomic Bombs
Frederick Haack was flying off the coast of Taiwan [Annotator's Note: with the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop...
Plaisance, Velma "Velma Theriot" Welding at Higgins Industries
Velma Theriot Plaisance knew Higgins was hiring women so she went there for work [Annotator’s Note: she left Delta...
DiSabatino, Eugene Wendover Army Air Field
Eugene DiSabatino worked on Ballistic Tables as part of the delivery system for the Manhattan Project in the...
Giller, Edward West Coast to England
In April 1942, after received his pilot's wings, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was transferred to the newly built Paine...
Sturman, William Why He Joined the Navy
William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Winning the battle for Hill 314
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Hihn, Stewart Winter 1944 in Eastern France
Stewart Hihn's unit [Annotator's Note: 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] was transferred from 7th [...
Allen, George Witnessing the Trinity Test
George Allen says the officer accommodations in New Mexico were okay. Most of the time they were in the field though....
Dabney, William G. Witnessing war
William Dabney had a couple of close calls when they were on the beach. A bomb fell and scared a lot of people. It left...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Popham, Donald Working at the Boeing Corporation
Donald Popham wanted to be out on the field so he put in his application for work on an engine crew. His five-months'...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Working for Higgins Industries
Francis Higgins was a good draftsman. He took that position with his Uncle Andrew [Annotator's Note: Andrew Jackson...
Gibfried, Paul Working in the War
Paul Gibfried was born in Park Ridge, Illinois in September 1924. When he joined the Navy, he was investigated by the...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Boitnott, Monty World War 2 and Modern Warfare
Monty Joe Boitnott would like to be thought of as being in the largest and bloodiest war and they won. However,...
Zarger, Edward Worst Firefight
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Edward Zarger what his worst battle was.] The day he was wounded in the leg, 6...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Worthy of a Purple Heart
Maurice Hackler recalled having been sent to Czechoslovakia, but they could only do visual bombing in that country....

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