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Jesse Wofford thought the German Me-262s [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter aircraft] were "...

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

Edgar A. Grabhorn's first ten missions [Annotator's Note: as a navigator with the 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th...

When John B. Butz arrived in Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy] it was extremely run down. The citizens there...

Glen Jostad found the food to be very meager and poor in the prisoner of war Stalag near Heydekrug, Germany [Annotator'...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was drafted and sworn into the army in July 1942. After taking aptitude tests, he was...

They [Annotator's Note: Malcolm Higgins and his crew] did everything they could do to keep their plane in the air after...

Ralph Boyer was on the SS Argentina with his crew heading to Europe. He slept with 15 other men in a stateroom. The...

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...

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

The 71st Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] usually guarded...

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

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