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Although trained in the PB-2A pursuit aircraft, John Alison was glad he did not have to go to war in it. Communication...

On Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, West New Guinea], it would rain every day at about one o'clock for about ten minutes....

They got to the target [Annotators Note: Burma railway] at 9:00 in the morning and no other aircraft were there. They...

Raymond Kaiser was taken on a mission by his CO [Annotator's Note: commanding officer]. He asked why he was taking him...

Since the unit Gus Gikas led was intended to replace another unit in India that had been deployed for two years, their...

There were just a few Americans assigned to Samuel Spector's OSS Detachment 101 outfit. Some came and went, but there...

The war made Harold Daniel Snyder a man. His time in the Army Air Corps was as good as two years in college. He learned...

Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...

After an idle period of about ten days in Norfolk, Virginia, Robert Lippman was equipped with winter clothing, and...

By Christmas of 1943, Richard Notebaert was home. His new baby was four months old, and his little family spent two...

In China, John Symons had one slit trench to take cover in in the event of a Japanese attack. One guy jumped in, hit...

Perry Garten was drafted and sent to Fort Leavenworth for processing. He was then shipped to Bowman Field near...

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