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Henry Burkle would meet every crew that came back to get the word from the pilot to know what was wrong with the planes...

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

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

Max Finesmith went into the briefing for his first mission before four in the morning. The plan was to takeoff by 8:30...

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

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

Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...

Lewis Thomas Easterling flew his last mission on 17 December 1944. One of the squadrons found a whole group of trains...

Herbert Heilbrun went through the cadets with Lyle Pearson. On 29 December [Annotator's Note: 29 December 1944],...

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...

George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...

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