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[Robert D. Welden oral history interview (Part 3 of 3)]
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Robert D. Welden discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his wartime experiences and provides clarifying details about topics discussed in the previous tapes. Topics discussed include air operations in Europe, mission logistics, and a bomber escort mission over Germany on…
[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 3 of 4)]
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Gordon M. Graham discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot while serving with the 355th Fighter Group in England. Special focus on a bomber escort mission over Germany on December 25, 1944.
[John F. Thornell oral history interview]
Fighter ace John F. Thornell 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 stationed in England with the 328th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group. Special focus on four combat missions that took place in 1944: a skip-bombing mission against a German submarine pen (March…
[Rudolph Augarten oral history interview]
Fighter ace Rudolph Augarten discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and with the Israeli Air Force during the Arab-Israeli conflicts. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the 403rd Fighter Squadron and his time in Israel with the 101st Squadron. Special focus on a bailout over German-occupied…
[Edwin L. Heller oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Edwin L. Heller discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the 486th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group. Special focus on a bomber escort mission to Germany on May 8, 1944 in which Heller scored two…
[Hubert Zemke oral history interview (Part 8 of 9)]
In this nine-part oral history, Hubert “Hub” Zemke is interviewed about his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force. In part eight, he continues to discuss his wartime experiences during World War II. A sizeable portion of the interview focuses on Zemke’s time as an assistant military attaché in the Soviet Union, prior to the United States’ entry into the war. He…
[Harold E. Comstock oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Harold E. Comstock discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Europe with the 63rd Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on several of his combat missions, including one on December 23, 1944 in which he destroyed…
[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 2 of 4)]
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Gordon M. Graham discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot while serving with the 355th Fighter Group in England. Topics discussed include a bomber escort mission over Germany on December 25, 1944 and stories about fellow pilots.
[Robert D. Welden oral history interview (Part 1 of 3)]
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Robert D. Welden discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, in Europe. Topics discussed include service details about the 354th Fighter Group, stories about fellow servicemen,…
[Frank L. Gailer, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
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 Squadron during World War II and touches on his postwar assignments with the Pentagon. Topics discussed include his personal background, his…