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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer First Missions
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting.
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Forming a Crew
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was assigned to a crew [Annotator's Note: Van Huylenbrouck indicates to the interviewer he has a list with their names].
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Gunnery Training
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was drafted. They gave him a heavy coat. He had tried for the ski troops.
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Overseas to England
Omer Van Huylenbrouck went to England by boat. They traveled all over missing the submarines. He went on the RMS Mauretania.
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Prewar Life
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was born in Detroit, Michigan in June 1922. He grew up there. He had two brothers and two sisters.
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Reflections
The most memorable experience of the war for Omer Van Huylenbrouck is his first mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany].
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Omer Van Huylenbrouck returned to the United States in June 1944 after flying 29 combat missions out of Chelveston, England
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Typical Mission Day
[Annotator’s Note: Omer Van Huylenbrouck served in the Army Air Forces as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the 365th
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Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Wanting to Kick Doolittle
Nobody on Omer Van Huylenbrouck's plane was ever wounded by flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] as far as he knows.
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Van Kirk, Theodore Missions from England
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk continues his discussion of the early B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] mi
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Van Kirk, Theodore North Africa and the Return Home
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk discusses a series of events that led to his crew being assigned to North Africa.
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Van Kirk, Theodore Training and Beginnings of High Altitude Bombing
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk trained as an Army Air Forces B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] navigator