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Fighter aces Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experience as fighter pilots with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) and share stories about memorable combat missions.
The interview is conducted by fellow VF-9 ace Eugene A. Valencia.
Film footage of travel in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, likely filmed by James C. Stewart and his friends and family, circa 1950s. The footage is comprised of short clips of street scenes, shrines and temples, harbors, military camps, and other landscapes. Signs and landmarks identify some of the locations as Pyeongtaek (South Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Okinawa (Japan), and Tokyo (Japan). Also…