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[Annotator's Note: Edward Nickerson flew across the Atlantic and landed in Scotland in early 1944.] Edward Nickerson...

Joel Urice used to resist being interviewed. He thinks if they have heard one story, they have heard them all, only the...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was captured as a prisoner when his plane was shot down by Germans. Perdue was led to a local...

Steve Pisanos decided to return to base. Fuel was an issue on missions. There were incidents of Spitfire pilots having...

[Annotator's Note: Thomas Eakes served in the US Army Air Forces with the 713th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment...

Harold Shook was born in April 1920 in Portland, Oregon, one of two children born to his mother, who died when he was...

Loevsky was born on Long Island, New York. He was 1 of 3 children.His father worked in a bronze factory. He was a young...

Robert "Bob" Rickel wanted to fly with his friend, Tony [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Anthony J...

Lysander "Ben" Neighbors transferred from the Army to the Army Air Force, but his captain did not want to sign the...

John Keema’s preflight training was essentially basic training and consisted of a lot of classroom work, marching, PT [...

Walter Douglas wore the same necktie for every mission he went on. He also remarked that it was freezing temperatures...

The first time Malcolm Higgins saw a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] he wondered how...

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