Interview by Daniel Jackson, May 10, 2007 Jim Hyde: Dan, this is Jim Hyde in Olympia, Washington. I received your call concerning the time that I was in the 449th and some of the history. My phone number is 923—area code first, (360) 923-5995. I do have information and I’d be glad to share it…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, June 19, 2007 Daniel Jackson: Can you hear me, sir? Jim Heitkotter: Yes, barely. Daniel Jackson: I’ll try to speak loudly then. Okay. First of all, sir, when did you arrive at the 449th Fighter Squadron? Jim Heitkotter: In March—no, April ’44. Daniel Jackson: Okay. And apparently, according to the records,…
David K. Hayward to Daniel Jackson, October 8, 2015 #1 I don’t know what the thinking was at 341st BG HQ, but my thought is that the shift was primarily due to the advent of skip bombing. It was a search for the most effective way to bomb targets. But we paid a price for…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, June 17, 2007 Forrest Green: Hello, this is Forrest Green, Three Grand Ranches, we’re unable to answer the phone. If you leave a message after the tone, I’ll try to get back with you later. Thank you. Daniel Jackson: Hello sir, this is Daniel Jackson from the Air Force Academy. I’m…
Interview by Kun Shi and Daniel Jackson, August 7, 2017 I knew some English but I have forgotten most of it. Some pilots do not smoke, so they just sell their cigarette ration. They would give them to me. I would sell them. Ordinary Chinese could not afford cigarettes, so they sold them to people…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, 27 February 2016 Would you mind talking to me about your experience looking for your father? What do you want to know? It’s a rather long story. I read what you wrote in Up Sun! and was totally amazed by how little you knew and what you were able to discover…
Interview by Daniel Jackson. June 24, 2007 Mrs. Doughty: Hello? Daniel Jackson: Hi, is Mr. Doughty there? Mrs. Doughty: Yes. You want me to go get him? Daniel Jackson: Yes, please, if you could. Jerry Doughty: Hello? Daniel Jackson: Hello, sir. This is Daniel Jackson from the Air Force Academy. Jerry Doughty: Just a minute…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, July 29, 2008 Daniel Jackson: Hello, sir. My name’s Dan Jackson from the Air Force Academy. I’m a history major here, and I’m working on a paper about guerrilla aerial warfare in China during World War II. John C. Conn: All right. Daniel Jackson: I know that you were stationed behind…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, July 2007 Robert Burris: I’ve got, the only thing we both thought of was you may or may not have had a contact with a pilot by the name of James Heitkotter. Daniel Jackson: I actually did get a hold of Jim Heitkotter. He actually gave me quite a bit of…
Interview by Daniel Jackson, January 11, 2009 Daniel Jackson: Okay, can you hear me sir? Robert Austin: Yeah, I can hear you. Daniel Jackson: Excellent. You’re coming in nice and clear. Robert Austin: Good. Daniel Jackson: Okay. Well if we want to start at the top of the questions that I sent you. When exactly…