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Sharp, Chester Aircraft Commander
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew [Annotator's Note...
Shook, Hal Patrolling the Seine River
The 506th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] was called...
McGovern, George Going Home, Close Calls, and Military Decorations
On their way back to the United States, they [Annotator's Note: George McGovern and his crew] had to make a stop in the...
Murphy, Alfred Bad Weather and Last Mission
The fog in England was so bad that Alfred Pierse Murphy ran into a parked jeep on his return to the base from the PX [...
Morrow, John First Flak Hit
John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...
Higgins, Malcom Overseas Deployment, Flying Combat Missions and Being Hit by Ground Fire
The first time Malcolm Higgins saw a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] he wondered how...
Rans, Robert Hospitalized in Brasov, Romania
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Rans about what sounds he heard after being hit by enemy fire.] Robert...
Wainwright, James Deployment to Europe
James Eyre Wainwright was sent to Lincoln, Nebraska to assign crews. After assignment, he went to Rapids City [...
Howie, Alice Losing Her Husband
After war started, Alice Howie went to Arlington, Virginia to work for IBM [Annotator's Note: International Business...
Brainard, William Aftermath of the Crash
William White Brainard [Annotator's Note: who served as a radioman on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the...
Smith, Bernard Accidents and Losses
On one mission, Bernard Smith's aircraft was taking off and the left wing began to dip. He got frightened and they hit...
Rickel, Robert Fighting through Flak
Robert "Bob" Rickel flew with the 379th Group [Annotator's Note: 524th Bombardment Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group,...

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