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[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…

[Donald S. Bryan oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Donald S. Bryan discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 79th and 304th Fighter Squadrons while stationed stateside and his time in Europe with the 328th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group. Special…

[Eugene Ralph Hanks oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Eugene Ralph Hanks discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe the combat mission that took place on November 23, 1943. He also discusses other events from his Pacific Theater tour, including other combat missions and encounters and notable incidents aboard the USS Lexington…

[Besby F. Holmes oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Besby F. Holmes is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 47th Pursuit Squadron while stationed in Hawaii in 1941. Special focus on his experiences during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Topics discussed include his visit to the Royal Hawaiian…

[Robert C. Milliken oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Robert C. Milliken 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 France with the 429th Fighter Squadron. Special focus on a combat mission in Germany on September 12, 1944 in which his squadron scored several aerial victories against a flight of Focke-Wulf Fw…

[John Richard Rossi oral history interview (Part 6 of 6)] (Item)

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 six, he continues to describe his wartime experiences with the AVG’s 1st Pursuit Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. Topics discussed include a combat mission over Moulmein, Burma on February 26, 1942 and details about the AVG’s…

[James N. Cupp oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace James N. Cupp discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in the South Pacific with Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213). Special focus on a combat mission over the Solomon Islands on July 15, 1943 in which Cupp shot down two Japanese aircraft: a Betty and a Zero.

[Robert D. Welden oral history interview (Part 1 of 3)] (Item)

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,…

[Louis William Chick, Jr. oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

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…

[John E. Purdy oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John E. Purdy discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the South Pacific Theater with the 475th Fighter Group. Special focus on a search-and-rescue mission over Leyte on December 11, 1944 in which Purdy and his…

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