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Lloyd Burns had to bail out of his plane. When he jumped out, he blacked out right after he pulled his ripcord. His...

Melbourne Sanford Courtney was born near Cynthiana, Kentucky in 1925. He lived on a family farm, and his memory of...

Jerome Harold Black reported to Fort Sill [Annotator's Note: in Lawton, Oklahoma in February 1943] and for almost a...

Elmore Ruck had a brother who was a flyer in the war. Ruck was promoted to first lieutenant and his brother in the Air...

Once back in the United States, Frank Jasicko received a 14-day furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a...

After the war the US Army Air Forces suspected that John Luckadoo was suffering from PTSD. When he had returned from...

Clyde East and his wingman engaged four enemy fighters as they flew along a railroad they were assigned to observe. His...

Joseph Geary returned to the United States in June 1945. It was great to come home. He left a few letters for his...

James Ramsey Golden was separated from service at Camp Blanding, Florida in September 1945 with the rank of First...

Joseph Armanini discusses having bicycle races in the officer's club at Thorpe Abbotts [Annotators Note: the 100th...

Joseph Armanini is most proud of the moment he met Gabby Gabreski and how Gabreski congratulated him on how well he...

John Noack notes that it was a sad day when they returned to base. Everyone was down about it. Too many of the guys...

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