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In late May 1945, Gerald Auerbach's crew was chosen to become the lead crew in the squadron [Annotator's Note: 881st...

Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down over Hamburg, Germany...

Paul Roach was a city engineer. He was in the reserves for two weeks in the summer. He was taking classes in command...

Rackley did not have much of a relationship with his commanding officer [Annotator's Note: Rackley is referring to his...

Lowell Brueland saw that Germany had its last big gasp during the Battle of the Bulge. His squadron [Annotator’s Note...

Rankin had his own plush Gooney Bird [Annotator's Note: nickname for Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" transport aircraft] in...

Lloyd Reese was the bombardier on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator taking part in Operation Tidal Wave over Ploiești,...

Charles Childs was sent by boat to the United States. His radar-navigator was sent back with him. Childs was a Captain...

Otto Kirkpatrick went to college after he got back from the war. Before the war, he was working for the conservation...

Leonard Spivey enjoyed his baptism by fire on his first mission. Their first mission was on 22 June and they went to...

Donald Albert Carlson was fortunate to be in the service for two and a half years. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill,...

The most memorable experience of the war for Omer Van Huylenbrouck is his first mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note:...

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