Stories from the Field

This page is dedicated to capturing and preserving the stories of the pilots and crews of Invaders for posterity. These stories will also (eventually) have links to the members page, and the member pages will link here as well.

World War II

319th Bomb Group

• Summary for August 1945 - 319 BG - 1LT. Frank A. Hilliard, acting historian, 319th Bombardment Group
• [The Right Stuff]], a tall tale told by 319th officers.
• A Journey to sea and a missing Jeep, Charlie Wolf, 439th Bombardment Squadron, 319th Bombardment Group
• Moe the motor car, EJ Brockman, 319th Bombardment Group
• No ball game, Joe Connaughton, 438th Bombardment Squadron, 319th Bombardment Group
• Bombs Away!, Rip Collins, 438th Bombardment Squadron, 319th Bombardment Group
• A Kick in the Pants - 1LT William Glenn George, 319th Bombardment Group

Korean War

3rd Bomb Group

• 13 Moths a POW - Bob Festa, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group
• A Combat Pilot's Story - John W. Harris, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group
• One Kill, No Credit - Freddie D. Carroll, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group
• Tinsel Bombs - Freddie D. Carroll, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group
• A Cannon for a Train - Freddie D. Carroll, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group
• Its Raining Bombs - Freddie D. Carroll, 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group

Vietnam War

• My SEA War, George Luck, 609th Special Operations Squadron
• Flight Across the Pacific, Frank Nelson, 609th Special Operations Squadron
• Khe Sanh Day Mission, Frank Nelson, 609th Special Operations Squadron
• B-26 Combat Tactics in Vietnam 1961-1963, Andrew W. Biancur, 4400th CCTS
• Biancur's War Story, Andrew W. Biancur, 4400th CCTS