Frank Martin discusses his training and assignment to the 457th Bombardment Group during World War II. He also recalls how he met his wife at a friend’s wedding in England. The 457th Squadron was activated on July 1, 1943 and inactivated August 18, 1945.
World War II veteran Cecil Harris recalls his experience as a copilot for the 457th Bombardment Group. Harris discusses his “milk runs” and “slices of hell” that he flew while in Europe. World War II began in 1939, but the US did not enter the war until December 1941. The … Continue reading
Doug Wood explains what it was like to film atomic explosions from an aerial view for the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station and recalls the first flight he took that nearly blinded him while he recorded a mushroom cloud.
World War II veteran Harold Van Meter describes a time he had to fix the landing gears while the plane was in the air, all for landing practice with fellow pilots. Continue reading
World War II veteran Eugene Kessler explains what it was like as we was held captive as a prisoner of war in Germany for an entire year. Continue reading
“I would sing, I would do some exercises, I would tell myself jokes…just to keep occupied and not feel like I was going nuts.” Robert Weinberg, a former captain of the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942-1945 talks about his World War II experiences while stationed in Italy. He describes … Continue reading
The Battle of Iwo Jima ("Operation Detachment") took place from February 19 to March 26, 1945 when United States Armed Forces tried to capture the Japanese Empire's island of Iwo Jima in its entirety. Continue reading
