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This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Joseph J. Foss, Earling W. Zaeske, Daniel G. Cunningham, and Frank L. Lawlor. The interviewees discuss their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and share details about their naval aviation careers during World War II. Topics discussed include notable combat missions, aerial victories, and stories about fellow pilots.
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In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Charles H. Older is interviewed about his military service during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the American Volunteer Group and with the United States Army Air Forces in the China-India-Burma Theater. Topics discussed include his service and training history, his missions in Burma and…
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace James B. Morehead discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Southwest Pacific Theater with the 17th Provisional Pursuit Squadron and 8th Fighter Squadron. Topics discussed include the Javanese…
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 24th Fighter Squadron in Panama, the 4th Fighter Group in England, and the 317th Fighter Squadron in Italy. Special focus on a bomber escort mission in January 1944 in…
Fighter ace Edward F. Rector discusses his military service during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his flight training with the United States Navy and his time in the China-Burma-India Theater with the American Volunteer Group. Topics discussed include his personal background, his training and service history, notable encounters with Japanese…
In this three-part oral history, fighter ace James B. Morehead discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part three, he continues to describe his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Southwest Pacific Theater with the 17th Provisional Pursuit Squadron. Topics discussed include conditions in Australia and Indonesia,…
Fighter ace George P. Novotny discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the Mediterranean Theater with the 325th Fighter Group. Topics discussed include his training and service history, notable missions and aerial victories, and military life in North Africa.
The audio has brief…
In this six-part oral history, fighter ace John Richard Rossi discusses his military service with the American Volunteer Group during World War II. In part five, he discusses his wartime experiences with the AVG’s 1st Pursuit Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. He provides an overview of the group’s movements and missions, beginning with his arrival in Burma in November 1941 and concluding…
In this three-part oral history, fighter aces I. B. Jack Donalson and Andrew J. Reynolds are interviewed about their military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part two, Donalson continues to describe his experiences in the Philippines and Australia with the 21st Pursuit Squadron. Afterwards, Reynolds describes his experiences in Australia and Indonesia with the…
Fighter ace George T. Chandler discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 339th Fighter Squadron of the 347th Fighter Group in the South Pacific. Special focus on a combat mission on November 8, 1943 in which Chandler’s squadron provided air support for a beachhead invasion force…