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Photograph of Lee Embree (second from left) and other U.S. Army Air Corps servicemen outside a base residence building, Hickam Field, Hawaii, circa 1942.
[Servicemen squaring off]
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Photograph of two men squaring off as a crowd watches in the background, Hickam Field, Hawaii, circa 1942. An accompanying print identifies the fighters as "Zajae" and "Meeks" and the man in the center as "Broyles."
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…