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Alex Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group was...

Roger Shaw returned to the SS George Gayle after his leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. The was his original ship. It...

The next morning Alex Vraciu and the other guerillas headed north up the national highway. They took a bugler and...

Roger Shaw returned to the United States by way of Northern Ireland. The SS George Gayle sailed alone before reaching...

During one of his trips back to the United States Alex Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero that had been...

Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...

Alex Vraciu was on a mission with a flight of 12 aircraft when he noticed five Zeros [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi A6M...

When Crain was in the armada heading towards the beaches [Annotator's Note: during the invasion of Sicily, July 1943],...

Roger Shaw made a big mistake in his first opportunity as a ship's captain. He was assigned to an Army transport and...

During the second Truk raid Alex Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group of...

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