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James McDermott considered the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress the best airplane there was. He did not like the B-24 [...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was in aviation cadet training when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...

Frank Buschmeier and the others were loaded onto trucks the following day and sent to a local base. The guys were...

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

Homer Cole flew 19 missions [Annotator's Note: Cole served in the US Army Air Forces as a tail gunner aboard...

Harley Bridger's original crew stayed together the entire war except for the bombardier. He was a young, Jewish boy...

When Richard Candelaria returned to base he did rolls to signify his victories. The crew chiefs could tell that the...

Irving Baum learned the value of life [Annotator's Note: from his World War 2 experiences]. Everybody needs help...

John Paul and his aircrew arrived in England in January 1944. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Paul if he flew...

On 25 March 1938, the Greek freighter Steve Pisanos got a job aboard steamed to Oran, Algeria, in North Africa. He...

James Siracuse worked in the cellar at Western Electric for awhile. The boss never came down so he could horse around a...

The worst ride Jack Sinise had was when he came back [Annotator's Note: from the war in Europe]. He was sent to a...

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