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Brewer, Chester Seeing Winston Churchill
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Chester Brewer about a story of when he threw his hat down at a colonel.] Brewer had only been in [Ann
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Brewer, Chester The Last Missions
[Annotator's Note: Chester Brewer served in the USAAF as a tail gunner aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers in the 729th Bombardme
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Brewer, Chester Thoughts on the War
Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States.
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Brewster, Oliver Occupation Duty in Germany
Oliver Brewster was as assigned as a truck driver [Annotator's Note: in the 90th Infantry Division] during the Occupation of Europe.
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Brewster, Oliver Prewar Life, Being Drafted and Deployment to Europe
Oliver Brewster was born in 1926 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He had three sisters. His father was a sharecropper, and Brewster worked with him.
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Brewster, Oliver Returning Home and Reflections
Oliver Brewster finally earned enough points to go home.
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Bridger, Harley Cold at Altitude
Harley Bridger was a radio operator. He learned to use a lead ball to help with his radio transmitter.
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Bridger, Harley First Mission over Budapest and Mission Requirements
Harley Bridger and his crew lived in tents with six men each. They were fortunate with their engineer.
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Bridger, Harley Flight Training
Harley Bridger entered the Army Air Corps in June 1943 at Camp Robinson in Little Rock [Annotator's Note: Little Rock, Arkansas] and then went
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Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York.
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Bridger, Harley Losing Aircraft and Men
It was normal to lose two or three airplanes on any mission over a good target like Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria].
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Bridger, Harley Oil Refineries and Rail Yards
Harley Bridger recalls a mission on 13 October, Friday the 13th, 1944 to Blechhammer, Germany. It was a synthetic oil refinery.