Pilot’s Story

Joined the Army

October 1942 When WWII broke out, I wanted to serve. Growing up on the Lower East Side of New York C…

Aviation Cadet Training

January – September 1943 I was an Aviation Cadet (A/C) for 9 months. I felt mighty good all de…

Classification and Preflight Training

San Antonio, Texas, January – March 1943 During 3 months of Preflight Training at Kelly Field …

Primary Flight Training

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March – May 1943 My first flight as a pilot was in the Fairchild PT19…

B-24 Transition Training

Liberal, Kansas, October – December 1943 B-24 Transition Training was 9 weeks. It was here tha…

B-24 Crew Training

Tonopah, Nevada, Jan – March 1944 After completing B-24 Transition Training, I proceeded to To…

The AZON Project

April – May 1944 My crew and I were still “planeless” at this point. We werepart o…

European Theater of Operations

Horsham St. Faith, England, May 1944 In late April, we received our orders to head overseas and wrot…

Crew of the Howling Banshee

Horsham St. Faith, England, May – December 1944 We arrived at Horsham St. Faith 5/18/44 where …

The Second Air Division

Europe, 1944 Army Air Corps 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 96th Bomb Wing 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bom…

Horsham St. Faith Airfield

Horsham St. Faith, England, 1944 Horsham St. Faith was the HQ of the 96th Bomb Wing with its very de…

High Noon Over Germany

Europe, 1944 We flew combat missions, practice missions, and sometimes transported fuel. I kept a Pi…

Crew From New York City

Europe, 1944 Some team eh! My crew of the Howling Banshee certainly was some team. However, one of m…

Arnold A. Piskin

Distinguished Flying Cross

Europe, December 1944 At the start of my tour in Europe I took this photo at a London studio for the…

Knightshayes Court

Knightshayes Court

Europe, December 1944 My crew had 7 glorious days of long needed rest and relaxation before our last…

cablegram

Final Tour of Duty

Europe, December 1944 Our last 4 missions were in late December to support the Battle of the Bulge. …

Don Ce Sar Convalescent Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb – May 1945 I was rotated back to the USA the beginning of 1/45. A…

Civilian Life

New York City, May 1945 I became a civilian on 6/23/45. I was one of the earliest to leave the servi…

50th Anniversary of VE Day

Norwich, England May 1995 In honor of the 50th Anniversary of VE Day, I attended a reunion in Norwic…