These are transcriptions of official enemy encounter reports by members of the 356th 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.
11/26/1944 - Donald Baccus
11/26/1944 - JAMES BOWERS
11/26/1944 - Rex Burden
11/26/1944 - Warren Cooley
11/26/1944 - ALFRED HALE
11/26/1944 - WILBUR SCHEIBLE
11/26/1944 - HAROLD WHITMORE
11/26/1944 - HOWARD WIGGINS
11/27/1944 - Dick Tucker
12/05/1944 - Raymond Campbell
12/05/1944 - DONALD STRAIT
12/05/1944 - WILBUR SCHEIBLE
12/05/1944 - FRANK FORSYTH
12/05/1944 - Clifford Ashby
12/25/1944 - Eldon Troge
12/25/1944 - DONALD STRAIT
01/14/1945 - DONALD STRAIT
01/14/1945 - THEODORE URBAN
01/14/1945 - Walter Baskin
01/14/1945 - Robert Barnhart
01/14/1945 - Melvin Baylor
01/14/1945 - James Bowers
01/14/1945 - CLINTON BURDICK
01/18/1945 - Clifford Ashby
02/14/1945 - DONALD STRAIT
02/14/1945 - Richard Miller
02/14/1945 - HAROLD WHITMORE
03/14/1945 - Robert Barnhart
04/07/1945 - Jack Brown
04/10/1945 - Wayne Gatlin
04/18/1945 - Leon Oliver
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