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In January 1945, Walter Douglas flew his last mission which was to Paderborn [Annotator's Note: Paderborn, Germany],...

Harold Gournay flew out of Italy for 18 or 19 missions [Annotator's Note: Gournay served in the USAAF as a waist gunner...

Richard Tangradi’s last mission was to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Frankfurt, Germany]. They had to abort the mission...

The most memorable experience of the war for George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th...

Joseph O'Donnell was told he was going overseas by Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...

Robert Heller was flying at an unnerving altitude and had not yet reached his target when his plane was overtaken by...

Ray Garcia's worst experience happened in January 1945 when he could not fly because he had a cold. His best buddy,...

Paul Bosworth had no encounters with German fighters. The only time he shot his guns was to ensure they were not frozen...

Lloyd Burns was on his ninth mission when his airplane was shot down [Annotator's Note: Burns was a pilot in the 598th...

James Morehead discusses his aerial victory while he was on an escort mission over Romania. He saw two planes that...

George McGovern also read the Stars and Stripes, the Bible, and various newspapers. He sent home most of what he was...

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