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Swarts, John Mission Dangers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to change tapes.] John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew dropped bombs over...
Kneflin, Charles Mission Over Shanghai and War's End
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Bussel, Norman Mission to Berlin
Norman Bussel’s first mission was to Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. He was anxious as he had no idea what to expect...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Russell, Richard Missions in the Pacific
Richard T. Russell, Jr. heard that the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] had bombed Pearl...
Buckner, Jack Missions into Sicily and Italy
Jack Buckner and his aircrew only flew missions in support of ground troops in invasions. For the invasion of Sicily,...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Coop, Willard Missions over Europe
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...
Ebersole, William Missions Over Japan
William Ebersole flew his first mission in May 1945. It was a dive-bombing mission to Chichi Jima which is where George...
Pearce, Milton Mississippi Boy to Army Man
[Annotator’s Note: It is very difficult to hear the interviewer throughout this segment.] Milton Pearce was born in...
Pickens, Olin Mississippi Boy to Army Trainee
Olin Pickens was born in December 1921 near Dumas, Mississippi in the small village of Locum. His father worked as a...
Chamblin, Loyd Mississippi Boy to Aviator Trainee
Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was born in Sumner, Mississippi in July 1924. He lived in a rural community with lots of...
Massey, Joseph Mississippi to Belgium
Joseph Massey was drafted just after leaving high school at age 18. He entered service on 15 November 1945 [Annotator's...
Lodholz, Warren Missouri Boy to G.I.
Warren Leo Lodholz was born in Bonne Terre, Missouri in November 1920. He grew up with four older brothers. His father...
Pummill, William Missouri Boy to Marine
William "Bill" Arthur Pummill was born in Crocker, Missouri in July 1921. He was the eighth of 12 children in the...
Aziz, Edmund Mistaken Identity
When Edmund Aziz was assigned to a ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Reeves (DE-156)] and he installed a public address...
Whitworth, Vaughan Montfort Point and AWOL
Vaughan Whitworth got a couple of weeks to prepare prior to reporting to Montford Point [Annotator's Note: Camp...
Rozett, Walter Morale and Debriefs
Morale was not an issue in Walter Rozett's unit [Annotator's Note: 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Cottrell, Edwin More Flight Training
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] By October 1943, Edwin B....
Jagers, Robert Most Difficult Invasion and Returning Home
Sicily [Annotator's Note: Operation Husky, 9 July to 17 August 1943, Sicily, Italy] was the most difficult invasion...
Stern, Guy Most Memorable Interrogations
Guy Stern feels that calling something memorable can be both positive and negative. Getting to his hometown of...
Sparks, Bennett "Bud Sparks" Move to the Atlantic Theater of Operations
Describing his patrol duties in the Pacific, Bennett Sparks spoke of the initial testing of SONAR [Annotator's Note:...
Dahme, Maud Moved To Another Family and Famine
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were hiding from the Nazis on a farm in Oldebroek, Netherlands.] They...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Moved to Bergen-Belsen
Micha Tomkiewicz and his mother were in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland when his father was killed after escaping...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Moved to the Nowe Miasto Ghetto
Itka Zygmuntowicz lived in Ciechanów, Poland when the Nazis started rationing food. There was a lot of starvation. They...
Kerner, John Moving Across France to Belgium
John Kerner was with Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] as he crossed France....
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Moving Around Europe
Alfons Robert Kleindienst and his family moved to Germany after World War 2 began [Annotator's Note: his father, Alfons...
Alexander, Joseph Moving Around Europe
Joseph Alexander and some friends lived in a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced persons] camp in Munich [Annotator's Note...
Warne, Thomas Moving Back to Hawaii
In the 1930s, Thomas E. Warne was living at the Del Monte Plantation in the Philippines because his father was the...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Moving Into Germany
After spending time in Holland, Robert W. "Doby" Gibson crossed the border into Germany. There was always the danger of...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Klein, Gerda Moving to a Ghetto
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, a young Jewish girl during the Nazi occupation of Poland, can be very difficult to...
Ream, John Moving to Camp Holmes
John Ream would walk around the camp [Annotator’s Note: Camp John Hay in Baguio, the Philippines was a relatively nice...
Grunte, Leon Moving to London
[Annotator's Note: Leon Grunte left a displaced persons camp in Germany to go to work in England.] England was very...
Lesser, Benjamin Moving to Palestine
Benjamin Lesser joined a group of pioneers for Palestine. They went to Palestine after being relocated from Europe....
Bishop, Jacqueline Moving to Panama
Jacqueline Bishop was born in March 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father was an electrician. During the Depression [...

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