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William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...

David Lehigh was told he would be deploying overseas, but was not told where he would be going. He departed from Mather...

Harold Bergbower learned to appreciate life and Uncle Sam as a result of his experiences in World War 2. He has felt...

[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran was assigned to Tinian [Annotator’s Note: Tinian...

When James Bollich ran out of food, he started hunting. He was using World War 1 era ammunition. One day while hunting...

Henry Ratcliff was most affected by the kamikaze [Annotator's Note: Japanese Special Attack Units, also called shimbu-...

They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...

Walter Atwood took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] home. One night, the...

Malcolm Ernest was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in June 1916. He was at Nichols Field in Manila [Annotator's Note:...

William Stewart wore fatigues with big pockets. He would keep pocketbooks and would read while he waited in lines. He...

[Annotator's Note: Clarence Becker was already serving in the Army Air Forces when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor,...

Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...

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