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Joseph F. McGee Junior flew near Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan as a member of 460th Fighter Squadron,...

Judge Gordon Thompson recalled preparing for the invasion of mainland Japan in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalled...

Clyde Jones was born in Cordova, Alabama in 1923. He was raised in nearby Windfield, Alabama, where his father worked...

Jack Leaming [Annotator's Note: with Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] went to Honolulu [...

After rejoining his unit [Annotator's Note: 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 21st Bomber Command,...

Malcolm Johnson had been a civilian contractor on Wake Island when he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Japanese....

In November 1944, Jack H. Bleuler was serving with the 822nd Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, 5th Air...

Nick Cristiano says his crew were nice boys. He was anxious to go on his first mission [Annotator's Note: January 1945...

[Annotator's Note: Paul Dietzel served in the USAAF as a copilot on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in the...

During his time in the Samar Islands, the Philippines, William Schrader [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 23rd...

In late May 1945, Gerald Auerbach's crew was chosen to become the lead crew in the squadron [Annotator's Note: 881st...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortressvery heavy bomber in the 53rd...

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