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Armstrong, Henry Landing in Europe
Henry Armstrong expected to go overseas. He thought he was going to the Philippines due having trained with mules.
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Armstrong, Henry Occupation Duty and Returning Home
Henry Armstrong was in Austria on a security detail [Annotator's Note: while on occupation duty after the war]. The Germans had a curfew.
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Armstrong, Henry Prewar to Basic Training
Henry Armstrong was born in November 1924 in Ludlow, Kentucky. His mother was a single parent of three children.
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Armstrong, Henry Red Ball Express and Gunskirchen
[Annotator's Note: Henry Armstrong served in the Army on a forward observer team in Battery B, 607th Field Artillery Battalion, 71st Infantry
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Armstrong, Henry Reenlistment and a Career in the Army
[Annotator's Note: Henry Armstrong reenlisted in the Army after returning home from Europe.] Armstrong was assigned to a Military Police Unit,
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Armstrong, Henry Training with Mules
Henry Armstrong trained in artillery. He was six feet two inches tall.
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Armstrong, James Advanced Training and Overseas Deployment
James Armstrong was assigned to Gowen Field outside of Boise, Idaho, where he began to train with his crew.
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Armstrong, James Back in England and Return Home
Recounting his experience in France after he was shot down, James Armstrong comments that the French people were very supportive of him and his fel
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Armstrong, James Back to Paris
The French Resistance had taken James Armstrong via train to the town of Quimper, France.
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Armstrong, James Befriending Locals and Being Turned Over to the French Resistance
James Armstrong continues describing his experience in the small French village of Vaux-sur-Seine, where he had been taken in by a French family.
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Armstrong, James Being Aided by French Civilians
James Armstrong had bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber], which was shot down on the return leg
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Armstrong, James Boat Trip to England
Finally departing France after almost five months, James Armstrong describes getting underway on a boat from Douarnenez Harbor, France at two in th