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McDermott, James The Great Escape Compound
James McDermott was being held in the British, North, compound at Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland. That is where The...
Wolff, Robert Regensburg Mission
Robert Wolff was given a new plane in Kearney [Annotator’s Note: Kearney, Nebraska], and from there they went to Maine...
Ramsey, Frank Gunnery School
Frank Ramsey had gunnery training in Arizona. They shot a lot of skeet. They had .30 caliber machine guns [Annotator's...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 6
Clarence Anderson feels that the P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] was a big factor...
Bala, Walter Returning Home and Postwar
Walter Bala completed 35 missions before he returned home. He had one mission where he thought for sure he was going to...
Asbury, Richard The Four Musketeers
Richard Asbury does not know how he came up with the name "Queenie" [Annotator's Note: North American P-51B Mustang...
Smith, Samuel Combat Crew Training
Samuel W. Smith was sent to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up his combat crew. When he got there, he ran into his friend...
Sacks, John Restoring My Gal Sal
John Sacks learned about the airplane [Annotator's Note: the completely restored Boeing B-17-E heavy bomber named My...
Linger, Russell Flying out of France
Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. would be woken up in the morning, go get breakfast, and then be briefed. They were shown maps...
Rans, Robert Early Life, Entering the Service, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Rans was born in Chicago, Illinois in April 1921. Family life was mostly normal until the war started. He worked...
Bueker, Robert Returning Home and Closing Thoughts
Robert Bueker returned to the United States in early July [Annotator's Note: July 1945]. He went to Reims, France first...
Ammerman, Gale Paris and Postwar Life
During Operation Varsity [Annotator's Note: Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945, Wesel, Germany], the glider pilots of one...

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