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Audio Files: recorded interviews and recollections of WWII veterans

The 306th BGHA solicits recorded interviews of WWII 306th veterans.and expects to add recordings in the future. Donations to the collection can be sent to the 306th BGHA webmaster, secretary or historian you may also include a photograph of the veteran made at about the time of the recording. See the leadership page for name, email address, and telephone of these board members Link to Leadership Page

Field McChesney: speaking about preparing to bail out of plane
Willard Elliott relating his war experience including being shot down and becoming a POW.
Marvin Traver: speaking about his last B-17 mission being shot down and becoming a POW and interesting time immediately after liberation.
Henry Cordery interview re 37 missions: excellent accounts of an attack on his plane and position of tail gunner, and other topics.
2013 New Orleans veteran roundtable 1 veterans:
Philip Mundell [369 ball turret gunner & togglier Andrew Kata crew (on 'DAMYANKEE') & with Kata was briefly Evadee in France 8 Aug-44; Rpt. to Thurleigh 19 Nov-43; flew on 'Fightin Bitin' with William Hilton crew; & flew some with William DeWolf, co-pilot for Hilton initially]
Walter P Rozett [369 pilot for 33 missions; 1 Casey Jones Project flt; then ass't 369 operations offr. Rpt. to Thurleigh 25 Sep-44; departed 7 Oct-45]
Roland 'Ron' Lissner [367 pilot; Rpt. to Thurleigh 9 Dec-44; from 3 Feb-45 was Internee in Sweden]
2013 New Orleans veteran roundtable 2 veterans:
John J Gaydosh [369 pilot on 'Deanna D' Rpt. to Thurleigh 9 Apr-45; departed 12 Jun-46. Casey Jones Project]
Carl A Groesbeck [368 navigator, Roy Ranck crew. Rpt. to Thurleigh 15 Sep-43; POW from 9 Oct-43 ( Gdynia mission) Stalag-3 for 2 yrs & St-7A after forced march for couple of months at end of war]
Grover Goode [368 engineer top turret gunner, Wm Nash crew on 'Belle of the Brawl' Rpt.to Thurleigh 9 May-44; in Sep-44 completed his tour of 25 missions]
2013 New Orleans veteran roundtable 3 veterans:
Nicholas Sawicke [423 engineer & top turret gunner, Raymond 'Pappy' Check crew; Original; 5th EM to complete a tour in May-43]
Charles Banas [369 co-pilot, Lowell Burgess crew. Rpt. to Thurleigh 12 Apr-44; departed Aug-44]
George Roberts [367 radio operator gunner, Rpt. to Thurleigh 11 Sep-43 with Clyde Cosper crew, & flew with William Kirk & Perry Raster crews]
2011 San Diego veteran roundtable 2 veterans:
Norman A Armbrust [423rd Flight Officer copilot Rpt. to Thurleigh 4May43; MIA 26Jul43 Hannover Mission]
William Houlihan [Medic Rpt. to Thurleigh 15 Sep-43]
Walter Rozett [369 Pilot, later lead Pilot]
[Rpt.to Thurleigh 25Sep44; departed 1Oct45]