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Bernard Peters was sent to Kern, Utah for basic training. They were in tar paper barracks. They went through a...

Homer Cole parlayed his skill at bowling alley management plus his people skills to begin a political career in 1985 as...

James "Jim" L. Brooks was born in January 1921 in Vinton, Virginia which was a rural area. Though his family lived on a...

After Operation Market Garden flights, Robert Harris continued flying transport and supply missions. He at times grew...

Robert A. Stachel was born in June 1924 in Hamtramck, Michigan. Growing up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the...

Norris Morvant was born in February 1924 in Thibodaux, Louisiana and grew up on plantations in nearby L’Abadieville and...

Ray Garcia enlisted in November 1942. He had been tested for the aviation cadet program for the Army Air Force prior to...

John Noack went on to fly on 1 December to fly his 13th mission. It also happened to be Noack’s 24th birthday. He came...

To Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr., Colonel Shower [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Colonel Albert J. Shower] as an...

In Charlotte, North Carolina, Harold Shook was "just a junior birdman," and at the start of his time there witnessed a...

John Angier had trained in the Boeing B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] Pathfinder,...

Darrel D. Gust was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in November 1921. His mother died when he was 11 years old, and, at...

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