Scope and Contents 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 parts one, two, and three, 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 personal background, his family history, his participation in Operation Torch in 1942, and humorous stories from his military...

Scope and Contents Fighter ace Charlie M. Kunz is interviewed about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) and Marine Fighting Squadron 224 (VMF-224) in the Pacific Theater. Topics discussed include his training and service history, his participation in the Battle of Midway in June 1942, and his time stationed at Henderson Field in Guadalcanal....

Scope and Contents In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr. is interviewed about his military career with the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot during World War II and shares details about his personal background. Topics discussed include his time stationed in Fiji and Guadalcanal; his participation in Operation Vengeance, the mission to shoot-down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s plane, on April 18, 1943;...

Scope and Contents In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In parts one and two, he discusses his childhood in Colorado and the Midwest, his family’s profession as cowboys and horse breakers, his adventures as a young adult in the American West, Mexico, and Canada, and his enlistment in the Canadian Army. In parts three through eight, he discusses his time as an observer and pilot with...