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Kassal prepared to go to London to deploy to Japan, but the war ended before he reached London. He stayed in Europe for...

As a kid, Edwin Sved was interested in model airplanes and flying. He remembers how overwhelming it was to see the new...

William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a member of the US Army Air Forces out of Naples, Italy] had something strange...

Avon is 60 miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. George McGovern spent the first three years of his life in Avon. He...

Charles McGee liked the P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] because it had more speed...

John Lawler never doubted the United States would win the war, but did not know how long it would take. He received...

Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...

Frank Finklang had intentions to go to pilot training but learned that the Air Force closed pilot school. He decided to...

In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...

Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...

When he was overseas, Frederick Amore was servicing mostly C-46s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss C-46 Commando transport...

After graduating from advanced flight training, Henry Dubay received orders to report to Kansas where he was assigned...

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