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James McDermott considered the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress the best airplane there was. He did not like the B-24 [...

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

At the conclusion of World War 2, Teddy Kirkpatrick returned to Michigan. He briefly attended the University of...

Chester Brewer went to help a man build homes after the war. His former employer hired him back. He met his wife. He...

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

Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Bombing Squadron 103 (VPB-103)] flew missions across the English...

David Foerster was in England for a short time. He had an uncle who was a colonel in the Army Signal Corps. His uncle...

Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...

[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew dropped food...

James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...

Late in the war, Glen Jostad was relocated to a German prisoner of war camp near Moosberg, Germany [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks bomber pilot John Paul how he managed his crew.] The military is not a...

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