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George Roberts took part in the 6 March [Annotator's Note: 6 March 1944] raid over Berlin during which 69 bombers were...

Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Geary to take him through the day of a bombing mission.] It is not as...

Ralph Boyer was on the SS Argentina with his crew heading to Europe. He slept with 15 other men in a stateroom. The...

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

Robert Doolan was in the oldest camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland]. It had been abused by the...

Robert "Bob” Ruiz [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 389th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, stationed in England] flew...

John Morrow recalls MEs, Maximum Effort missions [Annotator's Note: for a maximum effort mission, every bombardment...

[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...

John Angier first met his crew in the spring of 1944 and then went overseas in a brand-new, shiny, silver B-17 [...

Samuel W. Smith got the B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] up to top speed and buzzed...

Norman Riggsby was drafted. He then went to an examination. Afterward, he went to a reception center in Michigan. From...

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