Box 9
Contains 25 Results:
Callaway, Raymond L. -- oral history interview, 1990 February
Fighter ace Raymond L. Callaway 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 in China with the 8th Fighter Squadron of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW). Special focus on a bomber escort mission in 1944 in which he helped down a Japanese photo plane.
Chick, Louis William, Jr. -- oral history interview, circa 1980s-1990s
Clarke, Walter E. -- oral history interview, 1990 January
Fighter ace Walter E. Clarke discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Guadalcanal and Okinawa with Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5). Topics discussed include his combat air patrol missions at Henderson Field (Guadalcanal) and his carrier missions aboard the USSIntrepid.
Collinsworth, Jerry D. -- oral history interview, 1992 February
Fighter ace Jerry D. Collinsworth 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 in Europe and North Africa with the 307th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group. Special focus on several combat missions, including his first aerial victory in February 1943 and a mission on March 8, 1943 in which he downed a Focke-Wulf 190 that had just shot down his squadron mate.
Comstock, Harold E. -- oral history interview, circa 1990s
Conger, Jack E. -- oral history interview, 1990 January
Conger, Paul A. -- oral history interview, 1990 January
Fighter ace Paul A. Conger 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 in Europe with the 61st and 63rd Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group. Special focus on several of his combat missions in Germany and the Netherlands, including one in which he encountered a large group of German planes near Emden, Germany and scored several aerial victories.
Crosby, John T. -- oral history interview, 1996 December 3
Cupp, James N. -- oral history interview, 1989 August 26
Fighter ace James N. Cupp discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in the South Pacific with Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213). Special focus on a combat mission over the Solomon Islands on July 15, 1943 in which Cupp shot down two Japanese aircraft: a Betty and a Zero.