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Richard Asbury flew 126 missions in the war. He only got into fights six times. He thought he was unlucky in...

Asked to describe his worst mission, Carl Koone recalled a long one that started normal and had proceeded on course...

[Annotator's Note: William Fili, his tail gunner, and radio operator were all captured and placed in a village jail...

When Maurice Hackler went overseas, he was a member of a crew flying a single B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...

John W. Towle was shot down on 28 February 1944 over Normandy. The news of the war was scarce in occupied France so...

Clyde East experienced a slow training program after entry into the Canadian Air Force. He was in flying school during...

Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator with the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...

Richard Tangradi thought about getting married to an English girl. He remembers some things like it just happened. He...

Jack Sinise got hit a number of times [Annotator's Note: as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy...

Ennis C. Warren was born in Wilmer, Alabama in September 1923. His mother died when he was born. He was raised by his...

Being off of oxygen, you go into hypoxia after three minutes. Joseph O'Donnell pulled his ripcord right away and went...

Robert Heller was low on fuel and had to decide what to do. While looking for a field to take the plane down, he sent a...

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