World War, 1939-1945; Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc;
Message of appreciation presented during the 1988 reunion of Marine Bomber Squadron 613 (VMB 613). The message includes a brief description of the squadron's formation, deployment and combat activity in the Pacific during world War II. General...
United States. Army Air Force; Fighter pilots; Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal); Veterans -- Connecticut
Formal portrait of 1st Lieutenant James Hurst, who served as a member of the 782nd Bomb Squadron and the 465th Bomb Group earning four Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; United States. Navy -- Submarine forces
Interview conducted by Jim Lyko. Richard Metzger enlisted in the United States Navy in August of 1941, but was not accepted because his draft status was such that he was supposed to remain at his job in manufacturing in order to support the war...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Typhoons -- Guam
Interview conducted by Bill Piccolo. Robert Cerosky enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944. He was commissioned as an Ensign in 1946. He served in the South Pacific, where he was an officer on a weather station/ship. Their job was to...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; United States. Navy;
Interview conducted by Shannon Harvey. Fernand Philippon was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943. He went to basic training at the Sampson training base (NY), and from there served in the Pacific Theatre of operations during World War II. He was...
Merchant marine -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Prisoners of war -- Germany;
Interview conducted by Owen Rogers. Walter Swokla joined the Merchant Marines in 1942. He was trained and then was sent to Casablanca on his first assignment on the S.S. John Harvard. He describes the conditions when the men were at sea, as well...
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Inchon Landing, Inch'ŏn, Korea, 1950; Silver Star;
Interview conducted by Antonia Palmieri. John Denino enlisted in the U.S. Army just prior to the start of the Korean War. He went to basic training at Fort Dix, NJ for twelve weeks and then was sent to Fort Hood, Tex. where he trained to be part...
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; B-29 bomber;Johnson Controls, Inc.; United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command.
Typed synopsis of video interview with Ronald M. Williams conducted by Gregg Cerosky. The interview details Williams time in the U.S. Air Force.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Women; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Women veterans; United States. Marine Corps; Marvin, Lee, 1924-1987;
Interview conducted by Jeanne Marie Christie. Veronica Bradley was among one of the first women to join the U.S. Marine Corps. She was inspired to join by a poster she saw one day on her lunch break of a woman marine and immediately went down the...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China; Cryptography; Morse code
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Martha Campbell. The interview describes Carlton's service time during World War II, while he served in the Army Air Force.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Ambulance drivers;
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Gary Burnett. The interview describes the period of time Chase served in the Army during the Korean War.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; United States. Marine Corps -- Infantry.;
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Daniela Signorello. The interview covers the service time of Nicholas Byrne Jr., who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Bailey bridges; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945; Metz, Battle of, Metz, France, 1944;
Typed synopsis of video interview conducted by Sean Drake. The interview describes the service time of Leo Liberman, who served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Inchon Landing, Inch'ŏn, Korea, 1950;
Typed synopsis of video interview with Arpad J. Ostheimer conducted by Marcy Cain. The interview covers his enlistment through discharge from the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War era.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; Corsair (Fighter plane); United States. Marine Corps -- Aviation
Typed synopsis of video interview with Wallace A. Kline conducted by Leslie Koons. The synopsis describes the experiences of Kline's service time in the Marine Corps.
