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Charles Moore was born in Washington, D.C. on 14 May 1919. Growing up with five siblings, Moore had a twin sister....

On one mission, Bernard Smith's aircraft was taking off and the left wing began to dip. He got frightened and they hit...

The first thing Paul Bosworth would do before a mission was get dressed and eat. They could be in the air for hours....

Gilbert Shawn was not shipped to basic training. Instead, he went to an air field in Kentucky as a cadet. Shawn took a...

When the war ended, Robert Walker had flown 51 missions, and was moved to Stuttgart, Germany in a C-47 [Annotator's...

When Clayton Kelly Gross returned to his unit after his 30 day leave, they were flying the Mustang and he flew it long...

Francis Dolsen was in Montana when he met his crew members. [Annotator’s Note: Another veteran is speaking with the...

Y29 was a wonderful set up. They got there on 24 December [Annotator’s Note: 24 December 1944]. For the first time they...

On 7 December 1941, Robert Haffner and a friend of his borrowed their fathers' cars and rode around Detroit celebrating...

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...

John W. Towle was born in June 1921 in Sequoyah Hills. Towle's family moved to a dairy farm in Bearden when he was...

Erico J. Catalano did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill. He went to work in a slipper factory in Florida with his...

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