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Jack Buckner enlisted because he was patriotic. It was his duty. He always wanted to fly so it was a great opportunity...

Norman Bussel had to bail out of his B-17 over Berlin, Germany on 29 April 1944. He had been struck by shrapnel in the...

[Annotator's Note: Darrell D. Gust served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...

Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group did a...

Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...

Carroll Knutson and his crew were leading the high squadron of a three squadron bombing group. Their target was a...

Only one time did Frederick Amore come into a truly dangerous situation. He was not supposed to be in a "combat area,"...

Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr. experienced enemy fire returning from a bombing mission to Hamm, Germany on 22 April 1944....

Harley Bridger was a radio operator. He learned to use a lead ball to help with his radio transmitter. The B-24 [...

Lowell Brueland arrived in England from the United States. It was interesting being there. He witnessed beautiful...

In the Summer of 1944, John J. Connelly served with the 44th Bombardment Group [Annotator’s Note: 44th Bombardment...

Roland Dullnig [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 668th Bombardment Squadron, 416th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force...

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