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Schmitt, Warren Gunnery and Flight Training and Overseas Deployment
Upon reaching his 18th birthday in October, 1943, Warren Schmitt volunteered for the Army Air Corps. During his initial...
Lengsfield, Jack Finding a Niche
The squadron [Annotator's Note: 840th Bombardment Squadron, 483rd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] traveled to Bangor...
Davis, William Military Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
Roberts, George The Cost of Schweinfurt
George Roberts knew the losses were severe when flying over Schweinfurt because he could see them [Annotator's Note:...
Welch, Darrell Most and Least Fun
Darrell Welch and his squadron [Annotator's Note: 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force] kind of...
Baum, Irving Spremberg to Moosburg
After 27 hours, Irving Baum and the other prisoners [Annotator's Note: after evacuating from Stalag Luft III in Sagan,...
Rickel, Robert First Couple of Missions
Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...
Whitman, Philip Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman was captured after bailing out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and...
Bosworth, Paul Assigned to a B-17 Flying Fortress
Paul Bosworth was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona for training. He started shooting up all of the beautiful cactuses there....
Pohorilla, Michael Overseas and First Mission
Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla boarded a converted Italian luxury liner, the Saturnia [Annotator's Note: MS Saturnia], for...
Bala, Walter Good and Bad Times
Walter Bala and others would use bicycles as a mode of transportation on base [Annotator's note: RAF Old Buckenham,...
Tangradi, Richard Flying Missions
Richard Tangradi remembers when the pilot called him to the front and gave him a cigar during a mission. The wing had a...

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