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[John R. Alison oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John R. Alison is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps. In part two, Alison describes his experiences as a demonstration and fighter pilot during World War II, including his time as an assistant military attaché in England and the Soviet Union and his combat tours in the China-Burma-India Theater with the China Air…

[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 3 of 4)] (Item)

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.

[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 1 of 4)] (Item)

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 one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and begins to discuss his time with the 355th Fighter Group in England. Topics discussed include his personal background, his training history, and a bomber escort mission over Germany on…

[Harrison R. Thyng oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, Harrison R. “Harry” Thyng discusses his military career with the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. In part one, he focuses on his service in the European and Mediterranean Theaters during World War II. Topics discussed include humorous moments from his flight training, his initial combat missions with the 31st Fighter Group while stationed in…

[William Y. Anderson oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William Y. Anderson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions discussed in the previous interview.

[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 2 of 4)] (Item)

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.

[Eugene P. Roberts oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Eugene P. Roberts 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 in England with the 84th Fighter Squadron of the 78th Fighter Group. Special focus on a bomber withdrawal mission over the Netherlands on July 30, 1943 in which Roberts and his squadron scored several…

[Gordon M. Graham oral history interview (Part 4 of 4)] (Item)

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 four, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat mission discussed in the previous interviews. Topics discussed include his personal background, his training history, and a bomber escort mission over…

[William Y. Anderson oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William Y. Anderson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in England and France with the 353rd Fighter Squadron of the 354th Fighter Group. Special focus on several combat missions in 1944 in which he and his…

[Horace Q. Waggoner oral history interview, via Ellen Waggoner] (Item)

This recording contains excerpts from an oral history interview with fighter ace Horace Q. Waggoner that was conducted at Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois at Springfield) by student Bruce E. Kreuger in 1986. The excerpts focus on three of Waggoner’s aerial victories while flying with the 352nd Fighter Squadron in Europe during World War II. Two of the victories took place…