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During a mission, Walter Bala's plane was hit over the target. A shell came through the plane and knocked out his...

Joseph Komito traveled many days on a train not knowing where he was bound [Annotator's Note: the Germans were...

Frank Ramsey was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in March 1925. His father worked in real...

Monroe S. Wolyn was impressed by the military power of the 8th Air Force. Wolyn’s plane was in the lead group [...

Robert Bueker returned to the United States in early July [Annotator's Note: July 1945]. He went to Reims, France first...

Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....

McKee relates the story of how his new crew lost their original Navigator and Bombardier when they bailed out of their...

Robert Wolff was given a new plane in Kearney [Annotator’s Note: Kearney, Nebraska], and from there they went to Maine...

John Noack went on to fly on 1 December to fly his 13th mission. It also happened to be Noack’s 24th birthday. He came...

[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was assigned to the Tank Landing Ship, USS LST-502 for the invasion of Europe.] Because...

Frank Bostwick was en route back to the United States when the Germans surrendered on 8 May 1945. His air missions over...

On the 3rd of January 1945 the 101st [Annotator's note: 101st Airborne Division] attacked through the Bois Jacques...

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