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Life on base was "awful" according to Edwin Sved. The men lived in tents set up in the mud and took cold showers, but...

After World War 2, John B. Butz and his unit [Annotator's Note: 885th Bombardment Squadron, 2641st Special Group, 15th...

James Armstrong was assigned to Gowen Field outside of Boise, Idaho, where he began to train with his crew. He...

For Robert Inghram, Dieppe was his big day [Annotator's Note: the Allied raid on Dieppe, France in August 1942]. That...

Jack Rolfson was anxious to fly his first mission. He recalled he could not sleep the night before. At the time he flew...

Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. remembers the mission flown to Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. Although the 8th...

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

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

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

Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...

[Annotator's Note: William Albright had to bail out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber over Germany on 26...

Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator taking part in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești,...

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