Anderson, Earl
Earl Anderson: First-hand account of Earl Anderson (flight engineer) and crew members of B 17 42- 39823 TU-O ( 351st BG, 8th Air Force at Polebrook). Also available online : many documents collected by Earl Anderson.
Bennet, Dewayne
The Combat Life and Times of the Squawkin' Chicken Skipper : how a contry boy became an air commander. A very enternaining story : apart from being a gifter story teller, Dewayne Bennet is quite a character...
Briol, John C.
Diary of a Ball Turret Gunner, extracts from the Diary of John C. Briol.(September 12th and September 28th, 1944).
Robert W. Browne
The Rugged Fortress : Robert W. Browne, pilot 487th BG ; see also : The Battle of the Buldge Air Strike
Eugene T. Carson
Wing Ding : substantial extrats from Gene Carsons's book, Wing Ding, Memories of a Tail Gunner, with a preface by his twin-brother. Not only is it informative, it is also well-written. .
Clark, Forrest
WWII Veteran Forrest Clark : the personal Web site of Forrest Clark 44th BG (8th Air Force). True stories by F. Clark, memories collected from his crew. God flies with us is a very special account, dealing with spirituality, an often-neglected aspect of the air war.
Life in the 8th : Memoirs of a WWII Veteran. Forrest Clark tells other stories. "War is this, hell and no return. War is cutting short life, denying years and leaving only ghosts to haunt our memories forever".
Dussliere, Al
Al Dussliere : 17 1/2 minutes, an eternity (303rd Bomb Group). In a B-17, under a heavy Flak, with two engines down...
Fifer, Walter C.
Walter C. Fifer's notebook : radio operator, 8th Air Force, presented by Scott Fifer as a tribute to his father.
Goodman, William
This is it : The story of B17 "This is it", told by Bill Goodman, navigator, 8th Air Force. Bill wrote 'This is it" as letters to his sons and grandchildren. Bill passed away 2 years ago. This is a long story (over 50 pages). With th the permission of Bill's sons, I have also made a printable pdf file
Harris, Keith E.
The 1943 Munster Bombing Raid : Keith E. Harris.- Transcribed from cassette tape by Linda Harris, edited by Alan Harris. Two stories by a WWII pilot, edited by his son. An unusual example of war stories published on a literary website ( Alan is a novelist and a poet).See also Air Odyssey Before Flying B 17's
Hoffman, Marion C.
Marion C. Hoffman : air gunner, 323 Sq., 91 BG, 8th Air Force. Autobiography and three short stories ( Marion is not related to Wally, and they did not know each other).
Hoffman, Wally
The Death of a Flying Fortress : A short but very informative paper by Wally Hoffman on the reality of strategic bombing. Crews were not "Knights of the Sky". They fought and died rather like WWI soldiers in the trenches.
Christmas 44 : a christmas carol by Wally Hoffman, then pilot in the 8th Air Force at Polebrook (351 BG).
Remembering Schweinfurt :possibly the most dreadful mission ever carried by the 8th Air Force over Germany, a hair-raising story by Wally Hoffman.
We visit London : London at War, as seen by a your american airman during a 5 day-pass, justt after Black Thursday. A story written by Wally Hoffman.
Wally Hoffman.- We get our feet wet : ditching in the Channel, by a B-17 pilot (351th BG, 8th Air Force at Polebrook)
The First One : Wally Hoffman's first mission as a B-17 commander.
Hull, Wade
The Bombardment of Biarritz : 8th Air Force, mission 282, as told by Wade Hull (air gunner). Transcription and audio file.
Johnson, Dean
30 Combat Missions Over Germany : diary notes of a 467th BG(H) Navigator
Kuksar, Thomas A.
Thomas A Kucksar : 11 missions of a navigator (351st BG, 8th Airforce, at Polebrook. Other stories soon to be expected on NY's Home Grown Heros website.
Legget Jr. James
James Legget Jr : 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion : interview conducted by William.J. Marshall in 1981, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (American Veterans Oral History Project, University of Kentucky).
Locke, Alfred H. VanBlair, Dale R
The Alfred H Locke Crew : many documents, a few stories by Dale R. VandBlair (tail gunner), including the relation of a ditching (448th and 389th BG)
Maule, Donald A.
The Diary of Don Maule, air gunner, 30 missions on B-24 Glory Bee, 8th Air Force (Jeff Deitering's web pages).
Minkler, Ralf E.
Ralph L. Minkler, "the kid". The son of a Methodist Minister, Ralph L. Minkler became a B-17 pilot at only 19 of age. Various documents, including the transcription of a substancial interview.
Moncur, Vernon L
Vernon L Moncur : Vern L. Moncur's Mission Diary (Pilot, 303 Bombardment group). With additional commentaries from two other diaries (air gunner and navigator). The crew of Thunderbird was awarded the Purple Heart (no death or injury over a completed tour).
Norman, Andrew K.
A Navigator's Diary : Andrew K. Norman, 487 BG, 8th AF.
Parramore, William
The Story of "Baby" by William "Woody" Parramore (92d BG). A complete story : emergency landing in Switzerland, internment, and escape. Not exactly a first-hand account, but told from original testimonies, with source documents as evidence.
Piech, Edward C.
The Wartime Diaries of Captain Edward C. Piech 1942-1944 (8th Air Force, 351st BG) : not a literary masterpiece, but very detailed, very informative on the living conditions of airmen during WWII (Rutgers University)
Resse, A. Willard "Hap"
The 457th Bomb Group Home Page : A. Willard "Hap" Reese's personal website. Stories and various memories of the commander of "That's my Baby".
Schwartz, Leon
The 205 days and 35 missions of One of the 100th Bomb Group’s "Luckye Bastardes" by Leon Schwartz, navigator, from Septembre 1944 to Mars 1945 : a complete story, amounting to more than 25 pages.
Steilzriede, Marshall
Marshall Steilzriede's wartime story : experience of a WWII B17 navigator. More than just a diary, a complete website with newpaper clippings and various primary documents.
Jackson, Winthrop A.
Winthrop A. Jackson Jr. : The memories of Winthrop A. Jackson Jr.collected by his family. On the same website, the memories of Winthrop A. Jackson III, who served in Viet-Nam. A keen amateur photographer, Winthrop A; Jackson tool most of the photographs illustrating the website. Unfortunalety some of the pictures are of a poor quality (original prints badly damaged ?).
Johnson, Dean
Dean H Johnson : 30 Combat Missions over Germany: diary notes of a 467th BG(H) Navigator.
Gordon W. Weir
Navigating through World War II a Memoir of the War Years : a very long story, almost a book with photographs by Gordon W.Weir, navigatorr, 8th Air Force.
Clyde Whitt
Combat Diary of Clyde Gregory Whitt 577th Squadron / 392nd BG
2nd Air Division / 8th Air Force
Wise, Don
Don Wise : (bombardier, 15th USAAF) : Donald Wise went through no less than 50 missions. Many documents on 50 missions : a son's tribute to his father, maintained by his youngest son.
Young, Jack
Jack Young's WWII Memoirs (401 Bomb group : the link is no longer valid. Thank you if you can help me with the correct url).

Various authors or anonymous
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association : about 50 stories. New accounts are being added.
100th BG : The Bloody Hundedth, website of the 100th BG Foundation. Many original stories and primary documents. A large website indeed (over 2500 pages).
B-26 Marauder : Personal accounts, photos of crews and planes, and related information, mission diaries.
Diaries and personal accounts : accounts connected with the B-26 on B-26 Marauder Historical Society's web site. Most interresting documents, displayed as jpg images (reading may be a little difficult).
First-hand Accounts by 32 Bomb Squadron personnel (301 Bomb group) : on Boyd Thompson's website, about ten first-hand accounts.
457th BG Association: personal recollections, aircraft database plus over 2000 photos. Infortunately resolution is but average. The 467ttg BG enterd combat in February 1944.
War Stories from the 390th BG : 20 stories written by veterans on the site of the 390th Bomb Group Museum (8th Air Force). Some are very elaborate, producing photographs and original documents..
Mary Ruth" Memories of Mobile (91st BG) : interviews with surviving crew members. A document produced by the National Archives and Air Force Historical Research Agency fully dowloadable as a large pdf file (9.3 Mo).
The Writing 69th : In February of 1943, eight civilian and military journalists took part in a training program sponsored by the United States Eighth Air Force. Walter Post, of the New York Times, found death on the first mission, and that put an end to the Writing 69th. Several accounts on the website (surviving crewmember, Luftwaffe pilot, German civilian...)
Veteran's recollections, stories during WWII (467th BG, 8th Air Force).
Through the Eyes of the Cape Fear : More than a hundred interviews of WWII veterans, incuding the Air Force. Transcripts, videos (University of North Carolina/Cape Fear Museum)
WWI Diaries and Personal Accounts B-26 Marauder Historical Society. Over 50 first-hand accounts.

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