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

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

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

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

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

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...

After the war, Jack Buckner used the G.I. Bill to go to school. His first child was born, and he was having a tough...

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...

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

Emile Engles' parents took care to tell their children that when dealing with the Germans, and particularly the Gestapo...

Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...

[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell and his unit...

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