Blue Force, 197, 219
Blumer, John, 200
Boeing, 7–9, 110–11, 188, 226–27, 251
Boeing Airplane Company, 140
Boesch, Oskar, 79
“boffins,” 88
Boise, ID, 65
Bolling Field, 167
Booker, William, 76
Born, Charles F., 15, 29, 168, 195
Bosnia, 178–79
Bratislava, 69, 106, 219
Brave Men, 269
Brazi, 83
Brazil, 249
Breckenridge, TX, 106
Brenner Pass, 4, 240
Brereton, Louis H., 7
Brewer, Arthur, 76
Brewer, Phil, 200
Brezas, Michael “Mike,” 238, 252
Brindisi, 172–73, 175
Britain, 7, 12, 17–19, 23, 25, 29–30, 39–40, 42, 45, 49, 52, 56, 63, 68, 83, 95, 164, 173, 178, 186, 199, 261, 272
British Eighth Army, 231
British Isles, the, 25
British Theater, 3
Bronze Stars, 271
Brown, Charles, 76–77, 128
Brown, Roscoe, 229
Brown, Samuel J. “Sam,” 70–72, 203, 252
Broyhill, Lincoln F. “Babe,” 228–29
Bruck, 157
Brux, 119, 211, 217, 226, 238
Bucharest, 5, 31, 60, 62, 66, 68, 83, 85, 88–89, 93, 109, 116, 130–31, 136, 144–46, 266
Buchner, Hermann, 226
Budapest, 5, 90, 96–97, 137, 153, 187, 189, 255
Bundesluftwaffe, 266
Bulgaria, Bulgarian, 17, 31, 52–53, 66–68, 111, 167, 179, 183–84
Bulgarian Air Force. See Vozdushni Voiski
“Butler’s Sister, The,” 73
Buzau, 127
C
C-47s, 138, 173, 178–80, 182, 193
C-54s, 218
Cairo, 17, 167–68, 184, 249
Cairo Conference, 17
Calamity Jane, 119–20
“Calamity Jane,” 129
California, 251, 262
Campbell, Daniel S., 140
Campina, 81–82
Campoleone, 32
Cantacuzino, Constantin Bâzu, 66, 144–46, 266
Caplan, Leslie “Doc,” 243–35, 263
Capps, Robert S., 75–76
Carey, Harry, 208
Carlin, Robert, 224
Carlson, Darwin, 210
Caroselli, Philip J., 49
Carpetbaggers, 149, 170–71, 173, 175–77, 241
Casablanca, 167
Castelluccio, 119, 219
Castle Field, CA, 251
Castriota, Antonio “Sergeant Tony,” 108, 264
Catch-22, 260
Caucasus, the, 82
Caughlin, William H., 125
Celone, 20, 93
Celone Airfield, 186
Central Identification Laboratory, 270
Cerignola, 181, 240
Cernosek, Jirka, 270
Cervia, 243
Cessna, 265
“Checkerboard” Warhawk Fighter Group, 21
Checkertails (Checkertail Clan), 20, 33, 60, 62, 66, 97–98, 100, 109, 123, 190, 195, 199, 203, 217, 223, 226, 251–52, 263
Chennault, Claire, 261
Chetniks, 177, 179
Chicago, IL, 108, 125, 180
China, 82, 106–7, 261
China-Burma-India Theater, 194, 261
Christmas Day, 20, 23, 168, 211
Chrysler, 264
Churchill, Eugene E., 17, 88, 170, 218
Churchill, Winston, 150
Church, William T., 185
Clark, Forrest, 154
Clark, Mark, 37
Clemens, Robert C., 186
Clifford, Robert V., 157
Co-Belligerent Air Force, 22
Cold War, 265
Coliseum, 173
Collison, James M., 23
Colombia Aquila, 83–84
Colorado Springs, CO, 249
Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO), 4, 23, 38, 258
Command Decision, 259
Command and General Staff College, 28
Committee of Operations Analysts, 256
communism, Communists, 53, 194, 168, 177, 194, 232, 266, 269
Compton, Keith, 14, 167
Concordia Vega, 83, 87, 90–91, 94, 120–21, 130, 155
Conlon, Joseph “Jerry,” 270
Consolidated, 9
Consolidated B-24 Liberators, 7
Constanta, 136
ConUS, 249
Cooning, Leon, 188
Corsica, 138, 140–42, 171, 175
Cottontails, 8, 45, 87–88
Coughlin, Charles, 193–94
Coulson, Eldon, 196–97
Coulson, Sid, 200
Coventry, 52
Crafton, Charles E., 146
Crawford, Fred, 106–7
Crawford, George, 106–7
Crawford, Raymond, 106
Creditul Minier, 83–84, 122
Crinkley, Robert, 181
Cristea, Gheorghe, 93
Croatia, 193
Cullen, Paul, 243
Cuprija, 144
“Cyclone” engines, 8
Czechoslovakia, 105–6, 119, 143, 172, 176–77, 211, 219, 223, 225–26, 228
Czech Republic, 270
D
D-2, 139
Dacia Romana, 83, 101, 108, 122, 134–35
Dahl, Walther, 126, 204
Daimler-Benz, 225, 264–65
Dakar, 167
Dallas, 266
Danielson, Warren, 239
Daniel, William A. “Billy,” 145, 202–3, 229
Danube River, 69, 92, 101, 109, 136
Davis, Benjamin O. “Barrie,” Jr., 58, 62, 252
Davis, Robert R., 210
Dayton, OH, 155
D-Day, 38, 85, 94, 101, 104, 138, 140–41, 171, 259
“D-Day South,” 137, 139
Deane, John R., 201
Debrecen, 97
de Havilland Mosquitoes, 156, 160
Democratic Party, Democrats, 240, 265
Dessau, 226
Destroyer Wing One, 43
Devers, Jacob, 18, 37, 137, 178
Dinker, William R., 157, 273
Disney, 89
Distinguished Service Cross, 199, 260
Distinguished Unit Citations (DUCs), 44, 46, 106, 156, 175, 230, 260
Distinguished Warfare Medal, 271
Dnieper River, 98
Doboj, 217
Dobran, Ion, 100
Dog Boxes, 35
Doolittle, James Harold “Jimmy,” 1–3, 5–7, 13, 15–18, 20, 22–23, 25–30, 33, 38–39, 41, 50, 63, 95, 98, 150–51, 253, 261
Dornier, 34
Douglas, 9
Douglas C-47s, 182
Douhet, Guilio, 51–52
Dresden, 119, 158
Droop Snoot P-38Js, 164
Droop Snoot P-38s, 157
Droop Snoots, 149, 164, 216–17
Drvar, 178
Dryer, Alton “Buddy,” 234–36
Dukakis, Michael, 265
Durbin, Deanna, 73
E
“Eager Joe,” 129
Eaker, Ira C., 17–18, 27, 33, 37–38, 51, 63, 68, 84–86, 92, 96–98, 104, 133, 136, 138, 178, 261
East Indies, 82
Easy Boxes, 35
Eaton, Robert, 77, 120
Eckert, Clem, 21, 58
Eder, Georg-Peter, 71
Edwinson, Clarence T. “Curly,” 199–201, 262
Eggers, Richard, 15–16
Egypt, 166, 184, 194
Ehrler, Heinrich, 226
Eiffel Tower, 173
Eisenhower, Dwight D. “Ike,” 3–4, 17–18, 29, 85, 92
Elder, Donald, 15–16
Emery, Leonard H., 60
Emswiler, James E., 164–65
England, 3, 17–19, 27, 29, 199, 259
Epley, David R., 210
Escort of P-38s, An, 264
ETO, 37
Eureka, 171
Europe, 2–3, 25, 29, 38, 40, 78, 81–86, 95, 137, 150–51, 170–72, 218, 231, 241, 244, 252, 266–67, 269, 271
Europe Air Shkedra (Scutari), 201
Evans, Bradford E., 36
Evill, Douglas, 85
Experten, 79
Exum, Wyatt, 132
F
F-4s, 159
F-5s, 159, 164, 251
F-8s, 156
F-15E Strike Eagles, 251
F-51s, 251
Fairchild, Muir, 262
Fascists, 22, 39, 170, 185, 194, 244
FBI, 194
Felder, Bob, 165
Fiats, 109
Fiedler, Arthur, 62, 64, 266
Field, Russell, Jr., 154
Fifteenth Army Air Force, 3–4, 7, 20, 26, 29, 39, 48, 55, 61, 64, 66–67, 81, 85, 88, 90, 115, 128, 137, 149–51, 159, 165–66, 177, 181, 183–84, 189, 192, 195, 199, 213, 217–18, 223, 225, 238, 249–53, 265, 272
5th Bomb Wing, 7, 23, 25, 88, 90, 93, 97, 109, 120, 122–23, 129–30, 134–35, 146, 187, 222, 248, 262
2nd Bomb Group, 36, 44, 128, 249, 262
97th Bomb Group, 23, 36, 97–98, 101, 109–10, 135, 143, 146, 227, 233
340th Bomb Squadron, 188
99th Bomb Group, 5, 11, 36, 44, 97, 99, 208
301st Bomb Group, 31, 35–36, 45, 97, 249
463rd Bomb Group, 92–93, 97, 100, 124, 130, 135, 186–87, 227–28, 230
483rd Bomb Group, 97, 124–25, 217, 222, 230
5th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, 159–60, 164–66
4th Photo Technical Squadron, 160
15th Photo Recon Squadron, 160
32nd Photo Recon Squadron, 159–160, 163–64
37th Photo Recon Squadron, 160
15th Special Operations Group, 174–75
859th Bomb Squadron, 172–74, 176
47th Bomb Wing, 8, 25, 41, 90, 94, 101, 106, 108, 112, 120–22, 126, 133–34, 138, 144, 146, 168, 184–85
98th Bomb Group (“Pyramiders”), 8, 14, 41, 98, 121, 260
376th Bomb Group (“Liberandos”), 8, 14, 23, 41, 44, 95, 106–7, 118, 144, 166–69, 211, 260, 265, 269
512th Fighter Squadron, 23, 167
449th Bomb Group, 41–43, 46, 68, 89, 94, 144, 234, 263, 265
450th Bomb Group (“Cottontails”), 8, 41, 44–45, 65, 87–89, 94, 122, 208, 268
720th Fighter Squadron, 89
49th Bomb Wing, 94, 101, 120, 125, 129, 195, 204, 267
451st Bomb Group, 49, 76, 94, 119, 212, 219, 241, 260
461st Bomb Group (“Liberaiders”), 39, 49, 181, 196, 204–6, 216, 248, 270
484th Bomb Group, 51, 267
55th Bomb Wing, 65, 93, 101, 108, 129, 134
460th Bomb Group, 232, 242, 256, 270
464th Bomb Group, 65, 101, 198, 210, 255
465th Bomb Group, 65, 224
485th Bomb Group, 65, 205, 248
154th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 151–58, 216, 243
304th Bomb Wing, 69–70, 92–93, 109, 129–30, 134, 219
454th Bomb Group, 43, 56, 69, 134, 144
455th Bomb Group, 65, 69, 70, 72, 219, 233, 241, 265. See also Vulgar Vultures
742nd Squadron, 70
456th Bomb Group, 49, 69, 75, 91
459th Bomb Group, 50, 69, 71, 227
305th Fighter Wing, 195
1st Fighter Group, 59, 107–8, 159, 212, 215, 218, 222, 264
27th Fighter Squadron, 18, 102–3, 108, 125, 239
71st Fighter Squadron, 103
94th Fighter Squadron, 18, 103, 108
14th Fighter Group, 19–20, 30, 40, 44, 72, 88, 105, 127–28, 138, 140, 185, 203, 205, 207, 238–39, 247, 249, 251–52
48th Fighter Squadron, 30
82nd Fighter Group, 20, 34, 44, 71–72, 74, 102–4, 127–28, 131, 192–94, 196, 199–200, 212, 215–17, 226, 251, 260, 262
95th Fighter Squadron, 20, 23, 196, 217
306th Fighter Wing, 33, 127, 195, 217
31st Fighter Group, 56, 60–61, 64, 71–72, 90, 94, 116, 125, 127–28, 145, 180, 186, 196, 202, 205, 221, 226, 229, 232, 239, 242, 244, 247, 251–52, 254, 262, 268
309th Fighter Squadron, 128
52nd Fighter Group, 56–57, 67, 71, 75, 94, 107, 109, 123–25, 131–32, 195, 205, 226, 229, 240, 251–52
325th Fighter Group (“Checkertails,” “Checkertail Clan,” “Clan”), 20–22, 33, 55, 57–58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 97–101, 105, 109, 123, 190, 195, 199, 202–3, 217, 223, 226, 238, 251–52, 263
318th Fighter Squadron, 100
319th Fighter Squadron, 105
332nd Fighter Group (“Tuskegee Airmen,” “Red Tails”), 56, 58, 123, 125, 190, 226, 228–30, 242, 252–54, 260
302nd Fighter Squadron, 190
2641st Special Group, 175, 177
859th Bomb Squadron, 172–74, 176
885th Bomb Squadron, 171–74, 177
Weather Detachment. See Fifteenth Army Air Force: 154th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
XV Air Service Command, 195, 249
XV Fighter Command, 69, 195, 231, 237, 262
Fifteenth Special Operations Group. See Fifteenth Army Air Force: 2641st Special Group
Fighter Division Seven (JG 7). See Luftwaffe
Fighter Squadron, 259
Firtree, 155
Flak 18/36/37, 191
Flak 36/37, 191
Flak 38/39, 192
Flak 40, 192
Flak 41, 191
Flakwaffe, 220
Flakwagen, 239
Flame McGoon, 14
Florence, 267
Florida, 263
Florisdorf, 158, 198
Flugzeugabwehrkanone (Flak), 191
Flying Fortresses (Fortresses), 7–9, 15, 32, 34–36, 44, 88, 92–93, 95, 100–1, 105, 108, 110, 121, 124, 130, 135, 140, 142, 146, 187–88, 190, 211, 219, 225, 227, 243, 251
Flying Tigers, 261
Flynn, Errol, 15, 244
Focke-Wulfs (FWs), 43, 48, 60, 64, 77–78, 87, 91, 94, 100, 103, 112, 124, 142, 191, 202, 205, 223, 238–39, 274
Focsani, 101
Foggia, 2–3, 5–7, 10–11, 25, 30, 35, 41, 49, 68–69, 72, 74, 77, 86, 96–97, 104, 108, 119, 132, 139, 142, 145–47, 153, 157, 159, 180, 187, 189, 194, 199, 207, 210–11, 215, 218, 220, 225, 231–32, 237, 242, 244, 247, 249, 259, 264, 267, 270–72
Foggia Eleven, 212
Foggia Main, 11, 215
Foggia Number Three, 74, 215
Follis, Tom, 161
“Fork-tailed Devil,” 18. See also Gabelschwanz Teufel; P-38 Lightnings
Fox Boxes, 35
France, 4, 13, 17, 29, 32, 38, 52, 57, 85, 105, 119, 137–38, 142, 151, 159–60, 171–77, 206, 210, 244, 252, 259
French Riviera, 137
Friedrichshafen, 123, 125
“Funnel,” 145
G
Gabelschwanz Teufel, 18 See also “Fork-tailed Devil”; P-38 Lightnings
Gable, Clark, 8
Galapagos Islands, 50
Galati, 66, 100–1
Galland, Adolf, 63, 220–21, 230–31, 258, 265
Gent, Thomas J., Jr., 43
Georgia, 240
Germany, Germans, 62–63, 101–2, 134, 139, 186, 194, 254
aces of, 20, 40
Allied operations in, 10, 12–13, 15–16, 22, 38–42, 45, 53, 68–69, 139, 144, 151, 167, 170–71, 176–77, 191–92, 197–98, 211, 220–21, 225, 238–40, 250
American POWs in, 232–36, 238
Axis powers and, 31, 183, 191
Balkans and, 175, 185
Battle of Britain and, 63
bombing of civilians, 52–53
casualties, 48, 63, 80, 142–43, 180, 200
combat with Americans, xi, 2, 18, 20, 23, 33, 41–42, 45–47, 69–70, 92–94, 101–3, 105, 110, 112, 116–17, 124–25, 129, 156, 167, 187, 189, 202, 204–7, 223, 238, 252–53
infrastructure of, 4, 15, 22, 38, 44, 47–48, 78, 123, 140–42, 158, 220, 228, 231, 254, 272–73
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sp; in Italy, 2, 4, 6, 32, 35–37, 43, 176, 207, 210–11
military, 4, 12, 77–79, 137, 230, 237
in North Africa, 4
oil supply for, x, 5, 38, 65, 77–78, 82–85, 92–93, 104–5, 113, 118–19, 158, 254–58, 272–73
reconnaissance missions in, 159–65
Romanian declaration of war on, 135–36, 266
Soviet Union and, 83, 99, 265
surrender of, 242, 244
Yugoslavia and, 166, 178–79, 201
Ghurkas, 38
Giambrone, Bill, 118
Gibraltar, 218
Gillars, Maine, 186
Gilliam, Maurice, 89
Gino Lisa Airport, 270
Gioia del Colle, 49, 76, 176, 215
Giulia, 50, 278
Giurgiu, 101, 109–10, 118
Glantzberg, 50
Goebel, Robert J., 116–17, 226
Gong, Fred, 217
Göring, Hermann, 38, 126, 230, 256, 258
Gotha, 44
Gothic Line, 115
Graff, Theodore “Ted,” 23, 166
Grange, Red, 199
Gray, Linda, 266
Graz, 56, 220
Great War, the, 1, 28, 51–52, 81, 178. See also First World War; World War I
Greece, 17, 35, 83, 134, 151, 160, 166–67, 172, 218, 279
Green, Herschel “Herky,” 33–34, 58, 195, 202, 252, 263, 281
Greenman, John, 241
Gregory, Charles, 248
Grenoble, 138
Gross Tychow, 233–34
Grottaglie, 43, 278
“grounders,” 203
Guadalcanal, 28–29
guerrillas, 168, 170, 177, 179–80, 201, 244
Gunn, James A., III, 134, 144–45, 266
Gustav Line, 2
H
H2S, 88
H2X, 89, 122, 157
Halifaxes, 133
Hamburg, 52, 68–69, 265
Handrick, Gotthard, 40, 44, 69, 142, 265
Hannibal, xi
Harper, Clair, 228
Hartmann, Erich, 117
Hatch, Herbert “Stub,” 103–4
Hawaii, 270
Hawes, Philip R. “Spike,” 196
He 162s, 206
Hellcats, 140
Heller, Joseph, 260
Hemingway, Ernest, 259
Heppes, Aladar, 66, 90, 143
Hero of the Soviet Union, 200, 265
Herrausschutz, 45
Hersey, John, 259
Herzegovina, 178
Hess, William N. “Junior” (Bill), 188–89, 233–37, 263
High Command, 21
Hitler, Adolf, 138, 237
death of, 244
military strategy of, 82, 211, 221, 230
oil of, x, 137
policies of, 47
Hoenshell, Carl, 103
Hoffman, Cullen, 100
Hogg, Roy B., 100
Hollinger, Richard “Stumpy,” 212
Holloway, James D., 72
“Hollywood bomber, the.” See B-17 Flying Fortresses
Holy Land, 249
Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church, 52
“Homebound Task Force,” 248–49
Hoodecheck, Arthur, 185