Reminiscences of War

She loaded fighter aircraft with ammunition and cleaned the machine...

He flew 25 missions as a radio operator on a...

He was a mechanic assigned to King Farouk of Egypt...

He flew 31 bombing missions over Europe as navigator on...

Member of Bloody 100th Bomb Group. His Group was a...

He flew over Normandy on D-Day in a B-24 as...

He flew supply missions to the Chinese troops fighting the...

HIROSHIMA-THE ACCIDENTAL WITNESS. He and his fellow crewmembers were at...

He flew 50 combat missions. On his missions he would...

The pilot of the celebrated Memphis Belle, B-17 bomber. See...

Phil Newman’s plane usually was accompanied by “Red Tail” Tuskegee...

Bob Starke was instructed by Charles Lindbergh in maintenance of...

He played “running back” on a fine Air Force football...

He was a crewmember of the 4th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron...

Underwood wanted to be a pilot but due to surplus...

Wisecup joined the Air Corps to see the world but...

A helicopter combat pilot in Vietnam. Winner of Silver Star...

Bataan Death March survivor and Japanese prisoner of war. Winner...

World War II and Korean veteran. A D-Day veteran who...

Europe, stringing communication wire in combat. Goring’s castle was Bailey’s...

A dentist “handling logistics” on the hazardous Burma Road in...

He was a Japanese POW and author of several books...

He trained US Soldiers in Iraq to, in turn, train...

He was a medic in Europe with the 105th Medical...

A combat veteran in Europe with five Battle Stars and...

His combat companions: hand grenades, M-1 Garand, bayonet, a 45...

A Pearl Harbor survivor. He saw the faces of the...

Worked at the message center for Supreme HQ for Allied...

“TP” is the father of Conrad Shinn (previous article). A...

Smith was assigned to the Buffalo Soldiers – The 92nd...

Stanfield came ashore at Utah beach on 7/3/44 with the...

Riggs was in combat across Europe with the Infantry. After...

Torbert is one of the survivors of the Battle of...

Wilkerson was assigned to the Land Mine school. A course...

Williams’ National Guard unit was called up in September 1940....

Wisecup joined the Air Corps to see the world but...

Woodlief was attached to a Graves Registration unit. It involved...

Engaged in combat across the Pacific aboard destroyer USS Conway...

He survived the 8th war patrol and depth charge attacks...

A Navy Supply Officer in WW II. Engaged in many...

Entered the Marines as a boy; came out a man....

He was in combat on a destroyer; steaming, shelling, firing...

He was a Minesweeper Captain. In combat, typically, no ship...

Joined the Navy in 1940 to see the world. Owns...

He was in combat on Okinawa as a radar coordinator....

He flew invading paratroopers to Bougainville. Much combat shrapnel damaged...

He was a WW II combat troop pilot who later...

Waynick was involved in the battle for Okinawa, offloading assault...

Zeigler was involved in ship construction in the US during...