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[Goodwill Meeting, American Fighter Aces Association and Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association (Part 3 of 3)] (Item)

This three-part recording contains highlights from a goodwill meeting between the American Fighter Aces Association and the Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots’ Association, held in May 1961 in Germany. In part three, the narrator presents excerpts from conversations between the American and German delegations and describes notable moments during the visit, such as speeches made at a war memorial dedication…

[Rudolph Augarten oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Rudolph Augarten discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and with the Israeli Air Force during the Arab-Israeli conflicts. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the 403rd Fighter Squadron and his time in Israel with the 101st Squadron. Special focus on a bailout over German-occupied…

[Louis E. Curdes oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Louis E. Curdes is interviewed by historian Douglas E. Clanin about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Curdes describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 82nd Fighter Group in the Mediterranean Theater and with the 3rd Air Commando Group in the Pacific Theater. He also touches on his postwar career with…

[William A. Daniel oral history interview (Part 2 of 3)] (Item)

In this three-part oral history, fighter ace William A. Daniel is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps. In part two, Daniel continues to discuss his experiences as an Army Air Corps pilot and his time with the 31st Fighter Group during World War II. Topics discussed include his wartime missions in the Mediterranean and European Theaters…

[Harry C. Crim, Jr. oral history interview] (Item)

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…

[Frank L. Gailer, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Frank L. Gailer, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences as a fighter pilot with the 353rd Fighter Squadron during World War II and touches on his postwar assignments with the Pentagon. Topics discussed include his personal background, his…

[Cemetery for Allied prisoners of war] (Item)

Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Beneath these white crosses are Allied prisoners of war in a Mukden, Manchuria war cemetery. Many of the prisoners in Jap prison camps…

[Allied prisoners of war standing in front of Consolidated B-24 Liberator] (Item)

Photograph of Allied prisoners of war standing in front of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft following their liberation from the Hoten internment camp, Mukden (present-day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China---A dozen Allied POW's, recently released from Camp Hoten, Mukden, Manchuria, are shown about to board a Tenth Air Force mercy plane which will…

[Russian dancer performing for recently liberated Allied prisoners of war] (Item)

Photograph of a Russian dancer performing for a crowd of recently liberated Allied prisoners of war at an internment camp in Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China--When a Tenth Air Force mercy plane flew to Mukden, Manchuria, to evacuate Allied prisoners of war from Jap prison camps a photographer aboard the plane caught this photo of a…

[Recently liberated prisoners at Shamshuipo internment camp] (Item)

Photograph of recently liberated prisoners at the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Passed for Publication. U.S. Army Press Censor. Emanuel Goldberg, [blank] Date. 61302. China Theater."

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