Search Digital Records
Limit your search
Item Type- Oral History (23)
- Papua New Guinea (23)
- Philippines (8)
- Solomon Islands (8)
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) (7)
- Japan (4)
- Australia (3)
- California (3)
- Germany (3)
- New Caledonia (3)
- Florida (2)
- Guam (2)
- Northern Mariana Islands (2)
- Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) (2)
- Wewak (Papua New Guinea) (2)
- Africa, North (1)
- Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) (1)
- China (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- England (1)
- Fiji (1)
- Indonesia (1)
- Italy (1)
- Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) (1)
- Korea (1)
- Marcus Island (Japan) (1)
- In copyright (23)
- Aces (Fighter pilots) (23)
- Air pilots, Military (23)
- Fighter pilots (23)
- World War, 1939-1945 (22)
- United States. Army Air Forces (13)
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning Family (10)
- Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero Fighter) Zeke (Ben, Ray) Family (9)
- United States. Navy (7)
- DeHaven, Robert M. (5)
- Grumman F6F Hellcat Family (5)
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 7th (5)
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Family (4)
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 49th (4)
- United States. Army. Air Corps (4)
- United States. Marine Corps (4)
- Bell P-39 Airacobra Family (3)
- Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 (3)
- Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21) (3)
- United States. Air Force (3)
- United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron 2 (3)
- United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-17 (3)
- Bell P-400 Airacobra (2)
- Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949 (2)
- Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6) (2)
- Grumman F4F Wildcat Family (2)
23 results
Ina Robbins, wife of fighter ace Jay T. Robbins, is interviewed about her husband and her service with the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She describes her wartime experiences as an Army nurse, including her time stationed in Australia and New Guinea. Topics discussed include her personal background, her courtship and marriage to Jay, and stories about other service…
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 Theater and with the 479th and 4th Fighter Groups in the European Theater. Topics discussed include his assignments in Australia, Papua New Guinea,…
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Mayo A. “Mike” Hadden, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9). Topics discussed include his combat tour in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Essex (CV-9), his aerial victories and notable combat…