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Glen Jostad describes his terrible experience during eight days transit from one Stalag to another. The cramped boxcar...

Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...

Robert "Bob" Rickel fought in World War 2 to defend the United States. He fought because all his other friends fought...

Willard Haul "Jack" Coop was born in April 1924 in Sulphur, Kentucky. He grew up with two younger sisters. His family...

There was a chaplain in the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag XVII-B] who went around in an effort to keep up the morale...

Jerome Harold Black went to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma in February 1943] for about a year as an...

Bernard Kofsky's [Annotator's Note: with the 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] worst mission was in Schweinfurt [...

Steve Pisanos got his private pilot’s license. He studied from a booklet he had picked up while visiting a Greek Air...

Francis Dymnicki boarded a ship in England right after V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] to...

Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...

Bernard Peters lost his hearing completely in one ear so he had to get out of the service. He went to work for a...

Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States. He flew with the 3rd Division...

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