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East, Dossie Recognition and Reassignment
Dossie East's first encounter with the Japanese was in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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East, Dossie Reflections
Dossie East's most memorable experience was picking up a Japanese pilot just outside the harbor after the attack [Annotator's Note: the a
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East, Dossie Return Home and Discharge
Dossie East traveled east by land, ending up at Crain Naval Depot in Burns City, Indiana.
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East, Dossie The Doolittle Raid and Reassignment
Dossie East saw the planes take off the deck of the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet (CV-8)] for the Doolittle Raid.
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Attacking Ground Targets
Lewis Thomas Easterling remarked that his fighter group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] was put
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Being a Prisoner of War
Lewis Thomas Easterling had broken his legs when his plane was hit and he could not go anywhere when he landed.
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Early Life to Army Air Force Training
Lewis Thomas Easterling was born in January 1924 in Ellerbe, North Carolina and grew up in Rockingham [Annotator's Notes: Rockingham, North Ca
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" First Combat Missions
Lewis Thomas Easterling was initiated into his group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] when the c
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Flight Training
Lewis Thomas Easterling was sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Notes: Maxwell Field, Alabama] for pre-flight training for two months.
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Gunnery Training
After February 1944, Lewis Thomas Easterling trained in ground gunnery and aerial gunnery attempting to score enough points to avoid being "wa
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Last Mission
Lewis Thomas Easterling flew his last mission on 17 December 1944.
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Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Overseas Deployment and Unit Assignment
Lewis Thomas Easterling was put on a luxury liner in July 1944 and enjoyed his passage overseas.