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[Delno Carlton oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter pilot Delno “Del” Carlton is interviewed about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. The interview focuses specifically on an incident in 1944 or 1945, when VM(N)F-542 (Marine Night Fighter Squadron 542) deployed from the USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86) to Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, Japan. Due to navigational errors, Carlton’s flight of Grumman F6F Hellcats…

[Servicemen with Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft] (Item)

Photographic negative of U.S. Navy servicemen with a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft loaded on a barge, Guam, circa 1944-1950. Elmer A. Ball is second from the right.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft at air base] (Item)

Photographic negative of Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft at an air base, Guam, circa 1944-1950.

[John R. Strane oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John R. Strane 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 Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15). Special focus on a search mission on June 19, 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Strane…

[Edward C. Outlaw oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Edward C. Outlaw discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 32 (VF-32) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission over Truk Atoll on April 29, 1944 in which Outlaw’s flight encountered a large group of Japanese fighter aircraft. Outlaw…

[General Motors TBM, Grumman F6F, and Vought F4U in flight] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger, a Grumman F6F Hellcat, and a Vought F4U Corsair in flight over water, circa 1940s-1950s. The caption notes that the planes belong to Utility Squadron 7 (VU-7) of the United States Navy.Typed caption in margin: "TMB – F6F – F4U."Typed caption on verso: "Utility Squadron Seven."

[Thomas S. Harris oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Thomas S. Harris discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) and Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission on April 12, 1945 in which he downed a Kawanishi N1K-J “George” aircraft near Kikaishima,…

[Oscar I. Chenoweth, Adrian O. Van Wyen, and Hamilton McWhorter oral history interviews] (Item)

This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Oscar I. Chenoweth and Hamilton McWhorter and with historian Adrian O. Van Wyen. Chenoweth and McWhorter discuss their military service with the United States Navy during World War II, including their time with Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) and Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9), respectively. Topics discussed include memorable combat…

[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…

[Eugene Ralph Hanks oral history interview (Part 1 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 one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 16 (VF-16) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission on November 23, 1943 in which Hanks scored several aerial victories against a formation of Japanese…

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