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Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in July 1925. He had one sister. He enlisted on 17 June 1943. He...

David Olson left the European Theater as an S3 officer in charge of plans, training and gunnery. Not too many men in...

Herman Molen stockpiled things they needed for food. This helped them on their escape [Annotator’s Note: they escaped...

John Angier's 33rd mission was to Cologne, Germany which should have been a relatively short mission. They were hit...

James McDermott was at Moosburg [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] when the Germans surrendered. He...

For the invasion [Annotator's Note: Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern France, 15 August 1944], Melbourne Sanford...

Harold Shook flew on the first 50 missions of his squadron [Annotator's Note: 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter...

[Annotator's Note: Chester Brewer served in the USAAF as a tail gunner aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers...

Asked to recount the occasion when he was taken prisoner, Joe Pigott recalled that it was after they blew the bridge at...

Robert Nichols Cresswell was an original member of the 291st [Annotator’s Note: 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] when...

John Stanley Lee Swarts returned to the United States [Annotator's Note: from Europe] and was sent to Treasure Island,...

Marvin Raymond Edwards enlisted because he felt he would be drafted, and he wanted to select the Air Force. He had...

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