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[Marvin J. Franger oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

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 two, he continues to describe his wartime experiences with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) and their participation in Operation Torch (November 1942) during the North Africa Campaign. Topics discussed include day-to-day operations aboard the USS Ranger…

[Mayo A. "Mike" Hadden, Jr. oral history interview (Part 1 of 4)] (Item)

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…

[Members of 319th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, on deck of USS Ranger] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of members of the 319th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, on the deck of the USS Ranger (CV-4), circa 1943. Several Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft are visible behind them. Fighter ace Robert L. Baseler is in the middle row, eighth from the left. Inscription on verso: "From the Col. Robert Lee Baseler Collection. 319th Squadron of the…

[Armistead B. Smith, Jr. oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Armistead B. Smith, Jr. 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 9 (VF-9) in the Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters. Topics discussed include the comradery of VF-9 and a combat mission to Truk Lagoon.

[Marvin J. Franger oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

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…

[Elbert Scott McCuskey oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Elbert Scott McCuskey is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his experiences as a military pilot, including his time stationed in the North Atlantic aboard the USS Ranger (CV-4) and his time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 42 (VF-42), Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3), and Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8). Special focus…