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In his discussion of his first tour of duty, Kenneth Beckman shares an anecdote about his 25th mission. [Annotator's...

Herman Molen remembers his first mission with Captain Ted Tyler, nicknamed “Hard Luck” Tyler. He did not fly a mission...

[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg reached a...

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...

Glen Jostad learned while being a prisoner of the Germans that everything is valuable. He managed to create a trap for...

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

There were roughly 36 planes in each mission from the base [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Thurleigh in Thurleigh,...

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

John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...

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

Frank Finklang's first combat mission was to bomb Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich, Germany], however the weather was...

Lewis Thomas Easterling remarked that his fighter group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group...

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