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Frank Finklang's most memorable experience of the war was when he found out that his crew members were missing in...

George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...

Lewis Thomas Easterling had broken his legs when his plane was hit and he could not go anywhere when he landed. A group...

Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., and his crew received orders to fly to a former German base in Tunisia. There were...

Paul Lefever related in depth his mission to destroy a well protected V-2 rocket manufacturing site in Stettin [...

According to a report written by Jesse Wofford's tail gunner, on 10 January 1945, the crew witnessed a B-17 [Annotator'...

On a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany on 3 February 1945, Jesse Wofford's aircraft was badly damaged by German flak...

Francis Dolsen had to bail out of a plane. [Annotator’s Note: The interviewer is talking about the different pilots and...

Early on 24 March [Annotator's Note: 24 March 1945], Jack Lengsfield was called into a briefing on what was to be the...

Irwin Stovroff flew his last mission on 13 August [Annotator's Note: 13 August 1944]. He felt great that it was to be...

Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noises throughout the segment.] Wilfred Lawrence Weseman served in Italy...

[Annotator's Note: James Kemp McLaughlin flew 39 missions during two combat tours in Europe in Boeing B-17 Flying...

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