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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 one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Mediterranean Theater and Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9). Topics discussed include his training history, his participation in Operation…
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. Part four contains excerpts from Hadden’s collection of episodes of "The Front Line," a radio program that aired on WBBM in Chicago during the war. The excerpts, which were recorded circa 1942-1943, feature interviews with Fighting 9 (VF-9) members…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Roger A. Haberman discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with Marine Fighting Squadron 121 (VMF-121) in the Pacific Theater. Topics discussed include his training history and his combat missions while stationed at Guadalcanal,…
Fighter ace Leonard K. “Duke” Davis is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Davis describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with Marine Fighting Squadron 121 (VMF-121) in the Pacific Theater. Topics discussed include Davis’s combat missions, military life and conditions in Guadalcanal, and…
Fighter ace Loren D. “Doc” Everton is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Everton describes his wartime experiences as a military pilot, including his time stationed on Midway with Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 2 (VMB-2, later renamed VMSB-232) and in the South and Central Pacific with Marine Fighting Squadron 212…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Marvin J. Franger discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) in the Mediterranean Theater. Topics discussed include Franger’s training history, his time stationed aboard the USS Ranger (CV-4), and his…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his assignments with Fighting Squadron 10 (VF-10) and Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) during World War II. Topics discussed include his flight training; his time…
This recording contains one-on-one interviews with Naval Aviators Daniel R. Rehm, Charles M. Mallory, Paul J. Fontana, Marion E. Carl, Robert C. Coats, Donald E. Runyon, and George Blair. Rehm, Mallory, Carl, Coats, and Runyon briefly describe their military careers and recall notable combat missions from their service during World War II. Blair shares a few details about an aerial victory he…
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace Richard L. “Zeke” Cormier is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Cormier describes his experiences as a carrier-based pilot during World War II, including his assignments with Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1) in the North Atlantic and with Fighting Squadron 80 (VF-80) in the Pacific Theater.…
Fighter ace Jack E. Conger discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Guadalcanal with Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212) and Marine Fighting Squadron 223 (VMF-223). Topics discussed include his flight training, military life and conditions in the Pacific Islands, and various combat…