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Fiske Hanley talks about the close calls he experienced during his first six missions over the Japanese home islands....

John McGlohon said the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was the best aircraft he...

William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...

Harold Bergbower learned to appreciate life and Uncle Sam as a result of his experiences in World War 2. He has felt...

[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran was assigned to Tinian [Annotator’s Note: Tinian...

Richard Cole was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1915. After graduating from high school he went to work on a farm for 75...

Henry Ratcliff was born in January 1923 in Columbia, Louisiana. He had five brothers. He grew up in the area of...

William Jackson joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak,...

Wesley Carroll and his wife raised three children. Their first son, James Stephen, was born in 1948 and was adopted by...

It took five and a half days for James Bollich to reach Camp O'Donnell [Annotator's Note: American instillation used as...

Malcolm Ernest was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in June 1916. He was at Nichols Field in Manila [Annotator's Note:...

William Stewart wore fatigues with big pockets. He would keep pocketbooks and would read while he waited in lines. He...

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