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Frank A. Wiswall was a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. His worst missions were to Bremen, Germany, dropping bombs on...

Vincent Losada was commissioned as a flight officer after he received all his training. He was sent to Drew Air Force...

Lloyd Reese had been a prisoner-of-war after his Consolidated B-24 Liberator had been shot down over Ploesti, Romania....

William Howard was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1921. He lived in Fort Worth until he was 11 years old then they moved...

Gatewood was born in Decatur, Nebraska in 1921. He lived there until he went into the service. He was in his first...

Frank Buschmeier got seven letters in one day at Stalag Luft IV. One of the men volunteered to read his letters for him...

When Martin Richard was inducted into the service, he could choose his branch of service. You could not volunteer, you...

Glen Jostad was a radio man and gunner on a Boeing B-17 heavy bomber. He flew multiple missions against German...

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

[Annotators Note: The interview begins with John Gibbons and the interviewer discussing what got the interviewer...

On 7 April [Annotators Note: 1945] the Luftwaffe put up a huge effort consisting of many types of fighters. Richard...

Joel Urice moved to Taft, Texas during his junior year of high school in 1940. It was a different culture of people. He...

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