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Heim, Henry Reflections
Henry Heim was glad to accomplish what he did. He is proud that he got to fight for his country. He was worried he...
Swarts, John Gunner Training and Crew Assignment
During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great Depression, a global economic depression that lasted from 1929...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Overseas Deployment
They went aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth in New York. The ship was full. Some of the men had been waiting aboard for a...
Bosworth, Paul Preparing for a Mission
The first thing Paul Bosworth would do before a mission was get dressed and eat. They could be in the air for hours....
McLaurine, Luke Evacuation from Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. and the others heard the guns approaching the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Roberts, George Twelve O'Clock High
George Roberts remembers a pilot named Clyde Cosper. He was a sergeant who went through flight school and was...
Smith, Bernard Accidents and Losses
On one mission, Bernard Smith's aircraft was taking off and the left wing began to dip. He got frightened and they hit...
Edwards, Marvin OSS War Missions
Marvin Raymond Edwards [Annotator's Note: with the 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 1
Clifford Rackley was born near Tifton, Georgia. He was young during the depression and saw the problems the big farmers...
Ananian, Stephen Rescued on His First Mission
Stephen Ananian's first combat mission was a ramrod mission, one where fighters escort bombers. Cowboys in the old days...
Gross, Clayton Segment 8
When Clayton Kelly Gross returned to his unit after his 30 day leave, they were flying the Mustang and he flew it long...
Towle, John Early Life
John W. Towle was born in June 1921 in Sequoyah Hills. Towle's family moved to a dairy farm in Bearden when he was...

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