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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 two, he continues to describe his World War II experiences, including his time in the Mediterranean Theater with the 31st Fighter Group and in the Pacific Theater with the 413th Fighter Group. He also touches on his service during the…
Fighter ace Harry C. Crim, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 21st Fighter Group while stationed in Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima. Special focus on a banzai attack on Iwo Jima in March 1945 and on a combat mission in April 1945 in which Crim…