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The only time Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr.'s base was attacked was when a group of German fighters followed Holmes' bomb...

Richard Asbury was born in Maryland [Annotator's Note: Prince Frederick, Maryland in September 1920] and had a good...

They [Annotators Note: John Gibbons and the rest of the 100th Bombardment Group] were ordered by Doolittle [Annotators...

An average escort mission would last for 5 to 6 hours but some lasted 7 hours or more. That was a long time to be in a...

[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg reached a...

[Annotator's Note: Bernard Smith flew his final five missions with "bastard" crews or crews made of men who did not...

George Roberts was signed up to fly 25 missions. After flying only 16 missions, however, that required number was...

Vernon Grimes wanted to protect his rank, so he joined the Reserves after the war and was called up for the Korean War...

Paul Bosworth was on a bombing mission just west of Dresden [Annotator's Note: Dresden, Germany]. They would normally...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Haffner served in the Army as a truck driver in Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion...

[Annotator's Note: Floyd Horne was trained as bombardier-navigator on the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. His crew...

Jack C. Sanders was born in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When he had to leave his hometown because of his work or service...

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