| Interviewee | VRACIU, Alex (b. 1918) |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, VF-3 and Fighter Squadron 16 |
| Interview ID # | OH 1037 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences as a naval aviator in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to VF-3 as wingman for "Butch" O'Hare; assignment to the carrier Essex; Wake Island raids, 1943; becoming an Ace at Kwajalein, 1944; Truk raid, 1944; assignment to Fighter Squadron 16 on the carrier Lexington; second Truk raid, 1944; "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," 1944; raids on Clark Field, Philippines; shot down on Luzon and subsequent operations with Filipino guerrillas. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 110 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
