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Jim Fleming

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After navigator Jim Fleming flew 52 combat missions out of Italy, he went back to the States where he flew air and sea rescue missions. He had to leave that position after there was an issue over proper navigation. The system had beaten him again. Then he volunteered to be on a crew shuttling a C-46 to Burma. After that bad idea, he finished out the war at the least loved airfield in the country. Still, he laughed at it all. (5:48)

Jim Goodwin

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Mr. Goodwin discusses the tragic loss of a sailor who committed suicide on the way back home. (1:48)

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Mr. Goodwin describes crossing paths with a Japanese submarine while in route to Hollandia and explains how one of the soldiers boarded an American ship. (1:44)

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Mr. Goodwin describes witnessing U.S. Coast Guard-manned cargo ship USS Etamin sink near the harbor of New Guinea. (1:25)

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Mr. Goodwin describes a gambling ring that he and his fellow sailors used on their way back to the States. (:54)

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Mr. Goodwin discusses experiencing head hunters selling pictures of decapitated Japanese soldiers on an island in the Pacific. (:33)

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Mr. Goodwin discusses capturing and transporting Japanese prisoners from New Guinea to the United States. (2:51)

Jim Harding

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Hailing from rural Pennsylvania, Jim Harding was recruited to play football for Penn State. He signed up for ROTC and took his first ride on an airplane. He was hooked. After he graduated, he took an Air Force commission and entered flight school (5:11)

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As he made his way up the chain of aircraft in his training, Jim Harding was most satisfied flying a fighter, alone and in control. His talent at football allowed him to pick assignments because every Air Force Base wanted him for their team. He flew his first real missions during the Cuban Missile Crisis and then he was tasked with developing Forward Air Control tactics for Vietnam. (4:29)

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In the early years of the Vietnam war, all air strikes were controlled from the ground. When Jim Harding came in as an Air Force Liaison Officer he realized right away this was a poor method. Determined to get the Forward Air Controllers up in the air, he began to explore options for aircraft, starting with the O-1. (6:15)