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Fouts, Henry Overseas Deployment
Henry Sherman Fouts flew his first mission on 29 August 1944 [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron,...
Armstrong, James Befriending Locals and Being Turned Over to the French Resistance
James Armstrong continues describing his experience in the small French village of Vaux-sur-Seine, where he had been...
Hogan, Ralph Missions and Bailing Out
Ralph Francis Hogan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 850th Bombardment Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Geist, Lloyd Interaction with Locals and Shooting Down a Plane
Lloyd Geist learned the art of bartering by trading a fifth of whiskey for a BMW [Annotator's Note: Bayerische Motoren...
Rans, Robert First Missions, Training and Ploesti
Robert Rans recalls that his first mission was to Messina, Sicily and he remembers being scared as he saw the wall of...
Beckman, Kenneth Transit to England and First Combat Mission
Kenneth Beckman trained with one crew prior to being sent overseas, then joined another crew just prior to leaving. He...
Cauble, Raymond Losing His Crew
Raymond Cauble lost his crew after he was wounded and was in recovery. His crew was shot down later. Cauble was wounded...
Roberts, George The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Heavy Bomber
[Annotator's Note: George Roberts served in the USAAF as a radio operator and gunner aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Monteyne, Joseph Tough Last Mission
The last mission Joseph Monteyne [Annotator's Note: a navigator in the Royal Canadian Air Force 425 (Alouette) Squadron...
Heim, Henry Flying Missions
Henry Heim remembers flying from North Africa into Italy was more difficult. He thinks that might be because he did not...
Brown, Roscoe Flying Combat Missions
Dr. Roscoe Brown's first mission was to a target in Austria. All of the mission targets looked the same from 25,000...
Morehead, James B. Life as a Combat Pilot
The 71st Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] usually guarded...

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