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Jack Lengsfield says that although he thought about the moral implications of bombing cities, he had no qualms and...

Richard "Dick" Schneider had somewhat of a difficult time adjusting to civilian life upon his return to the United...

Walter Ram and his fellow crewmates had to wait for another airplane before continuing their bombing missions. A female...

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

There was a lot of "oohs and ahhs" at the mission briefing [Annotator's Note: for Victor Fienup's 17 August 1943...

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...

Robert "Bob” Ruiz was sent overseas on a ship in a convoy from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. The...

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...

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

The first thing Paul Bosworth would do before a mission was get dressed and eat. They could be in the air for hours....

Stephen Ananian only knew he had flown his last mission after he landed, and his commander told him. Ananian wanted to...

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