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Clyde East was born in 1921 on a Virginia tobacco farm. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a share...

Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group,...

Joel Urice remembers the plane “Our Gal Sal” [Annotator's Note: a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the 100th...

Paul Hissey was sent to Northern Texas for basic training for six weeks. He remembered the terrain to be very flat. He...

Bud Loring was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. His father was an automotive, boat, and heavy construction mechanic....

Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force at...

Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...

John Arch McGill was born in Okolona, Arkansas in 1923. His father raised open-range cattle, hogs and chickens, and...

When he arrived in Paris, France, Robert Sweatt's escorts introduced him to three young men of the French Resistance...

John W. Towle returned home to Tennessee and married his wife in May 1945. Although he had attended the same high...

When Francis Neilson got back to the United States, the war with Japan was still raging. He had a ten day furlough [...

Steve Pisanos decided to return to base. Fuel was an issue on missions. There were incidents of Spitfire pilots having...

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