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Fighter ace Sidney S. Woods is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 9th Fighter Squadron in the Pacific…

This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part three, the narrator presents excerpts from…

In this nine-part oral history, fighter pilot Robert F. McMahon is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part seven, he continues to describe his wartime service history, including his…

In this nine-part oral history, fighter pilot Robert F. McMahon is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part six, he continues to describe his combat tour in the European Theater during…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Frank L. Gailer, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot with the 353rd…

Fighter ace Harry C. Crim, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 21st Fighter Group while stationed in Hawaii, the…

Photograph of three former prisoners of war standing in front of a map during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 1947. The individuals are (from left to right) John A. McDougall,…

Photograph of Major Klass A. De Weerd, a former prisoner of war, seated in the witness box during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, December 6, 1946. Caption on verso: "WPA-46-69452. 6 Dec 46.…

Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air…

Newspaper clipping, "2 of 3 freed Jap prisoners on way here," from the Post, October 5, 1945. Reports on the release of Major Frederick J. Yeager and Edwin D. Nye from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.