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[Harry C. Crim, Jr. oral history interview] (Item)

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 Northern Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima. Special focus on a banzai attack on Iwo Jima in March 1945 and on a combat mission in April 1945 in which Crim…

[Besby F. Holmes oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Besby F. Holmes is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 47th Pursuit Squadron while stationed in Hawaii in 1941. Special focus on his experiences during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Topics discussed include his visit to the Royal Hawaiian…

[Eugene Ralph Hanks oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Eugene Ralph Hanks discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 16 (VF-16) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission on November 23, 1943 in which Hanks scored several aerial victories against a formation of Japanese…