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[Annotator's Note: Bud Loring was in London, England after being rescued in France.] Loring was asked where he wanted...

Daniel Samuelson had some close missions. They had several engine losses. They were alright. Flak [Annotator's Note:...

The next day Ralph Francis Hogan was imprisoned at a compound, the city was attacked. Instead of going in a bomb...

Walter Rozett's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...

Enrique Cervantes flew about 25 missions over Europe. Although he classified those missions as uneventful, they were...

On days that Paul Lefever didn't fly, he would watch other squadrons take off, identify planes by their numbers, and...

Because of his P-47 Thunderbolt [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft] training, Ray Garcia was...

Carl Platkin remembers they could not do anything about the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire]. They...

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

Donald Dean Paynter always had problems with his heated suit and would be freezing. He would have to go on oxygen at 12...

Richard Tangradi’s missions lasted about eight hours [Annotator’s Note: while serving with the 349th Bombardment...

Henry Lederer says the crosshair gun sight they used was horse and buggy compared to what they have today. They knew...

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