Diaries & Personal Accounts

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Allen Wright Stephens					1943 - 1945
Diary of an American Marauder pilot from his enlistment as an aviation cadet in June 1943, to combat missions over Normandy during the D-Day operations, and finally, coming home in January 1945.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Allen Wright Stephens	N/A	G-DA-142	G-DA	PDF (3.9 Mb)
Charles W. Olmsted					1941 - 1943
A 54 page, 3" X 5" notebook record of Charles Olmsted's missions with the 320th Bomb Group in the Mediterranean theater.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Ervin Cook	Charles W. Olmsted, Merle Olmsted	N/A	G-DA-138	G-DA	PDF (1.9 Mb)
Albert Neil McGinnis					1944
Wartime diary of Sgt. Albert Neil McGinnis, Engineer-Gunner on B-26 Marauder #169S (Pilot: Capt. Steere) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bombardment Group, Essex, England, Rivenhall Airfield, 30 April 1944 until 25 December 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Albert Neil McGinnis, Jack D. Stovall	N/A	G-DA-139	G-DA-A	Popup Article
William C. Brooks					1944 - 1945
Wartime of William C. Brooks from January 1, 1944 to August 8, 1944 when he became a prisoner of war.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	William C. Brooks	N/A	RPE-DA.106	G-DA-D	PDF (1.6 Mb)
Marvin W. Busker					1943 - 1945
Combat diary of Marvin W. Busker of the 441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bombardment Group.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Marvin W. Busker	N/A	RPE-DA.103	G-DA-D	PDF (3.7 Mb)

Herschel D. Davis					1943 - 1944
Combat diary kept by 1st Lt. Herschel Davis in the Mediterranean Theater with the 17th Bomb Group, from January 1943 to June 1944.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Herschel D. Davis	N/A	G-DA-114	G-DA-OCR	Popup Article
Dixon Deemer					1945
A collection of photographs and text documents regarding Air Force personnel that assisted in cleaning up the German Concentration Camp at Nordhausen, and photos.of the 599th Squadron, 397th Bomb Group base.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Dixon Deemer	N/A	DA.113 - S	G-DA-S	PDF (465 Kb)
Owen R. Dooley					1942 - 1943
278 page war diary of Owen R. Dooley, Transportation Officer, 408th Recon.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Owen R. Dooley, John O. Moench	N/A	RPE-DA.100	G-DA-D	PDF (6 Mb)
Charley Jensen					1944 - 1945
Photo journal of Charley Jensen, an Engineer-Gunner in the ETO. It contains 34 pages with 3 to 5 photos each, many with handwritten captions.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Charley Jensen	N/A	G-DA-116-A	G-DA-A	Popup Article
Lawrence J. Landolfe					1945
Typewritten combat log of Lawrence Landolfe, an Enginer-Gunner in a 397th Bomb Group replacement crew. Includes a log of his flight via the southern route, various missions; and a detailed account of flights after VE Day.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Lawrence J. Landolfe	N/A	G-DA-110	G-DA-D	PDF (300 Kb)

Robert J. Levendusky					1941 - 1942
Transcript of a war diary of Robert J. Levendusky. He and and his brother, Edward, were in the 22nd Bomb Group and flew together on the same crew. Both were injured on a mission to Lae on May 22, 1942.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Robert J. Levendusky, Walt Gaylor	N/A	G-DA-111	G-DA-D	PDF (36 Kb)
Charles Lowe					1941 - 1943
Combat diary of Charles Lowe, an aerial photographer and tail gunner in the 18th Recon, 22nd BG, and fought in the Battle of Midway.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Charles Lowe, J. Parke Keith, John O. Moench	N/A	RPE-DA.108	G-DA-D	PDF (1.5 Mb)
Graham Brindley John Robertson					1942
War logbook of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Flight Officer Graham Robertson of his flights in the B-26.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	Peter A Marshall, John O. Moench	N/A	RPE-OCR-DA.107	OCR-DA-D	Popup Article
Marvin Schulze					1944 - 1945
Combat diary of B-26 pilot Marvin Schulze from February 27, 1944 through March 31, 1945.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Ervin Cook	Marvin Schulze, Ervin J. Cook	N/A	CT-DA-115	CT-DA	Popup Article
James B. Story					1942 - 1943
War diary of James B. Story, one of the first copilots in the 69th Squadron, 38th Group.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
James B. Story	James B. Story	N/A	98-12345	RPE-DA.102	PDF (3.7 Mb)

Lamar Timmons					1943
War diary entitled "Tail End Charlie" (12,777 words) by Lamar Timmons of the 441st Squadron, 320th Group.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Richard P. Ellinger	John N. McVay, Lamar Timmons	N/A	RPE- OCR-DA-105	OCR-T-DA-D	PDF (106 Kb)
Flight Officer Robert Deitrich					1943
War diary of Robert Deitrich.
Donor Name:	Original Source:	Pima ID:	Donor ID:	Category:	Format:
Robert Deitrich	Robert Deitrich	N/A	Unknown	OCR-T-DA-D	PDF (2Mb)