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Keith Kiefer was born in January 1957 in Longview, Texas. In school, he did not get taught about World War 2 until...

Robert Rosendahl's squadron [Annotator's Note: 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group] was stationed at a gunnery...

Leo Denault served with the 43rd Bomb Group [Annotator’s Note: 403rd Bombardment Squadron, 43rd Bombardment Group]. He...

Richard Baile's crew all thought alike. They were optimistic. None of them thought they would be shot down. Baile does...

The B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] was a four engine bomber. Hersey Goodwin has read...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer establishes the date of 15 February 1944 as the starting point for this clip.]...

When Charles Wesley Borders was not flying, he had some reading material and records. They would also play ball. There...

Lincoln Piazzo was born in December 1918 in Reno, Nevada. His father was an immigrant, working in the transportation of...

The first thing Charles Kneflin saw when he flew over Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], were the biggest...

They [Annotator's Note: Louis Zamperini, his pilot and their tail gunner] spent 47 days fighting off sharks, the...

James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...

[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...

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