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John Sacks' first mission was to Bremen, Germany to hit an oil refinery in that city. When they got over the target the...

Richard "Dick" Schneider's first combat mission to bomb Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin, Germany] was not a lot of fun...

Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force out of...

Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...

Hewitt Brian Gomez and his crew [Annotator's Note: 857th Bombardment Squadron, 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)]...

Lloyd Geist contributes his military and career success to his basic flying instructor, who taught him to feel the...

[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2.]. Wilhelm Gehlen...

Recalling some of his more interesting operational experiences, Donald Strait talked about one when he was escorting B-...

Ray Garcia landed in Italy in October 1944. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to provide a brief break in the...

Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...

Stephen Ananian's first combat mission was a ramrod mission, one where fighters escort bombers. Cowboys in the old days...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noise throughout the segment.] After receiving his commission as a second...

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