These are transcriptions of official enemy encounter reports by members of the 339th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force in World War II. These first person accounts of combat typically taken shortly after the engagement provide a detailed recap of the action between U.S. Soldiers-Airmen and the German enemy.
05/19/1944 - Evan Johnson
05/24/1944 - HAROLD SCRUGGS
05/24/1944 - Chris Hanseman
05/24/1944 - RICHARD WHITELAW
05/29/1944 - Joseph Thury
05/30/1944 - BRADFORD STEVENS
06/07/1944 - LEWIS PETER
06/08/1944 - Peter McMahon
06/08/1944 - MELVILLE BALL
06/08/1944 - Richard Whitelaw
06/10/1944 - Chris Hanseman
06/15/1944 - LEONARD FIORITTO
06/15/1944 - HARVEY WAYMIRE
06/15/1944 - Valdee Wyatt
06/27/1944 - Joseph Thury
06/29/1944 - HAROLD SCRUGGS
07/07/1944 - MERLE CALDWELL
07/07/1944 - RICHARD WILCOX
07/07/1944 - Valdee Wyatt
07/25/1944 - ENOCH STEPHENSON
07/25/1944 - JOHN HOLLOWAY
07/29/1944 - James Starnes
07/29/1944 - HERVEY STOCKMAN
08/04/1944 - James Starnes
08/04/1944 - Lawrence Powell
08/06/1944 - Donald Penny
08/06/1944 - Myer Winkelman
08/16/1944 - HERVEY STOCKMAN
08/16/1944 - Francis Gerard
09/11/1944 - Ethelbert Graham
09/11/1944 - Raymond Mayer
09/11/1944 - Aitken John
09/11/1944 - Francis Gerard
09/11/1944 - JACK PRICE
09/12/1944 - Bradford Stevens
09/23/1944 - Robert Amnon
09/23/1944 - Edward Beavers
09/23/1944 - Lester March
11/02/1944 - Donald Penny
11/18/1944 - EVAN JOHNSON
11/18/1944 - GEORGE RICH
11/18/1944 - Frank Stillwell
11/26/1944 - JOHN WILSON
11/26/1944 - Harry Thornton
11/26/1944 - WILLIAM PHILLIPPI
11/26/1944 - DONALD JOHNSON
11/26/1944 - Lester Marsh
11/26/1944 - EDWARD BEAVERS
11/26/1944 - Carl Bundgaard
11/26/1944 - Charles Coe
11/26/1944 - J. S. Daniell
11/26/1944 - Malcolm Sdens
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