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Warren Scott

WWII | 439th Troop Carrier Group

As an aviation cadet, Warren Scott ended up in radio school. Here he decribes his life during training for the D-Day Invasion, an unfortunate airplane accident, and his assignment to collect the bodies of many men he knew. (4:29)
Warren William Bestwick

WWII | U.S. Marine Corps

Three days after the invasion of Okinawa, Warren William Bestwick recalls his fighter squadron being sent in to provide air support against Japanese aircraft in the area. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (2:52)
Warren William Bestwick, a Marine fighter pilot, remembers a couple of dangerous accidents that occurred on his aircraft carrier near Korea. Provided by Sal Strom. This interview is audio only. (3:09)
Wayne Faulkner

WWII | CB Detachment 1057 and CB Detachment 1081

Before being deployed to the Pacific, Seabee Ensign Wayne Faulkner was sent to Gulfport to build and test artificial fog barges. The plan was to cover amphibious landings but simple wind changes made it useless. (5:55)
Arriving on Okinawa late in the war, Wayne Faulkner had only heard a lot of shooting when two guard detachments took pot shots at each other. But when news of Japan’s surrender was announced, it was like the Fourth of July. (3:33)
Wayne Faulkner’s Seabee Detachment was tasked with gathering and dispersing all military construction equipment from the Pacific theater. During this time, he found out firsthand what it was like to be in a typhoon. (4:01)
Wayne Waddell

Vietnam | 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Wayne Waddell recounts his early life and the circumstances that led to his joining the Air Force. (8:09)
Wayne Waddell recalls his first encounters flying in Vietnam and getting acquainted with taking many missions. (6:01)
Wayne Waddell describes the circumstances in Thailand & Vietnam that led to his capture by the Chinese Liberation Army. (8:05)
Wayne Waddell recounts some of the conditions he had to go through in the prison camps and the time that he was recorded by East German filmmakers and later identified by his family so that they knew he was a POW. (14:03)