In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Ralph J. “Doc” Watson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part four, he continues to describe his combat tours with the 48th Fighter Squadron and…
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Ralph J. “Doc” Watson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his combat tours with the 48th Fighter Squadron and…
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Ralph J. “Doc” Watson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he focuses on his flight training and his combat tour with the 48th Fighter…
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Ralph J. “Doc” Watson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with…
Fighter ace Ralph H. Wandrey discusses 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 in the Pacific Theater with the 9th Fighter Squadron.…
This recording contains excerpts from an oral history interview with fighter ace Horace Q. Waggoner that was conducted at Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois at Springfield) by student Bruce E. Kreuger in 1986. The excerpts…
Outline of instruction, "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator), Ellington Field, Texas," produced by the U.S. Army Air Corps, circa 1942. Includes Lewis Paul Bowers' name signed on the front cover and various handwritten notes on the…
Items from Box One, Folder 12 of the Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection, January 1945 to May 1945. Folder contains seven letters written by Bowers to family members during his military service. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother,…
Items from Box One, Folder 11 of the Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection, January 1944 to December 1944. Folder contains 22 letters written by Bowers to family members during his military service. Most of the letters are addressed to his…