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Faust, Virgil Bail Out and Captured
Virgil Faust's first mission overseas was to Flushing, Belgium, which was a milk run [Annotator's Note: slang term used by American airme
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Faust, Virgil Bailing Out Over Germany
After the normal briefing for Virgil Faust's second mission, he and the crew weren't much worried about the flight.
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Faust, Virgil Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Virgil Faust was born in 1921 in Windber, Pennsylvania.
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Faust, Virgil Experiences in Stalag XVII-B
In the prison of war camp [Annotator’s Note: Stalag XVII-B, Krems, Austria], Virgil Faust learned to play the card game "Bridge." He also
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Faust, Virgil From the Mine to a B-17
Virgil Faust was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, an old gold mining town.
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Faust, Virgil Liberation
A month before Virgil Faust was liberated, the prisoners in the camp began hearing the artillery getting closer.
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Faust, Virgil Overseas Deployment
In June 1942, Virgil Faust went overseas starting from Grand Island, Nebraska and traveling to Bangor, Maine, then to Gander, Newfoundland, then to
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Faust, Virgil Reflections
Virgil Faust believes it is important for future generations to learn about World War 2.
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Faust, Virgil Taken Prisoner in Germany
Taken captive, Virgil Faust went with the farmer to his house, and an older girl went off on a bicycle to alert the officials.
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Faust, Virgil War's End
Virgil Faust was a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: in Stalag XVII-B, Austria] during World War 2.
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Fayerman, Severin Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman survived concentration camps in Europe.
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Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex in German occupied O