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Enrique Cervantes felt the urge to join the war effort after the United States' entry into the conflict. His older...

Strange things would happen in the air for Daniel Samuelson. He was well-trained. He would wear a mask for oxygen....

Leonard Spivey had to part ways with the “Georgia Rebel” and Ocie Jones. The next mission of importance was when Spivey...

Leon Hirsch saw his service as a great learning experience. He was given responsibilities greater than any he had...

Lowell Brueland earned the Silver Star after he arrived in France while performing a fighter sweep. He had completed...

Palermo, Messina and Sicily [Annotator's Note: all in Italy] were very severe targets for Jack Buckner due to the...

Asked if he had any problems with post traumatic stress disorder, he said he had some problems with loud, sudden noises...

John Keema’s crew was forced to abort and did not fly the Schweinfurt mission. Münster was Keema’s fifteenth mission...

William McCowen was assigned to a P-61 Black Widow [Annotator's Note: Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter aircraft...

Monroe S. Wolyn remembers the missions they went on usually had between 100 and 300 airplanes. Many missions were...

Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Zagań, Poland] was not bad for James McDermott. It was a break between boredom...

Charles Moore was stationed in Orleans, France at the end of the war. He enjoyed the experience there. He had a...

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