Blog… Summary 26 Sep 2007 On one mission, I had just entered the turret and put on my headset when I heard the pilot say, "After stations, snap on your parachutes." I immediately started to…
Blog… Hutchinson, Kansas 24 Sep 2007 From San Diego, I was sent to Hutchinson, Kansas, to receive instructions for the PB4Y2. Lucille and I decided we would try to be together as long as I would…
Blog… San Diego and Hawaii 22 Sep 2007 In 1944, we were now in San Diego waiting to go to the war zone. On a routine flight, San Diego's airport was fogged in and we had to make…
Blog… Air Patrols 20 Sep 2007 Our patrols took us over Honk Kong and enemy ships and territories. On one patrol an enemy fighter appeared from in the clouds. I first noticed enemy ships ahead. The…
Blog… Routine 18 Sep 2007 We flew patrols every third day, and made 27 missions while on duty in the South Pacific. We flew to Borneo, the Philippines, Los Negros, Leyte, and many more places. …
Blog… First Action 14 Sep 2007 Within the first three days of being in Morotai, the Japanese came overhead and bombed our camp. Three of our planes were destroyed, one of them belonging to our crew. …
Blog… Enlistment and Training 12 Sep 2007 I enlisted on December 12, 1942, and entered the Navy on December 23, 1942. I went to boot camp at Green Bay Great Lakes Training Center and was given a…
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