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On Russell Brien's third mission his aircraft lost an engine. [Annotator's Note: Brien was a nose gunner on...

The first time Robert Doolan ever flew was in a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] and...

Walter Bala was born Walter Baloski in September 1923 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were Polish...

William Meredith’s job was to help escort bombers to their targets and back. If they did not run into trouble, they...

Bernard Kofsky's [Annotator's Note: with the 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] worst mission was in Schweinfurt [...

Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...

Wendell Galbraith did not suffer from any survivor's guilt. The only thing he experienced, not long before the...

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

Jerome "Jerry" Riga completed over 40 missions [Annotator's Note: as a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot] in...

When George Hardy would go out and get his airplane into position, his crew chief would ride on the wing. It is really...

Herbert Heilbrun went through the cadets with Lyle Pearson. On 29 December [Annotator's Note: 29 December 1944],...

Darrell Welch returned home from North Africa in just under a year. He flew 61 missions. He has great praise for the B-...

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