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During the day on 30 April 1945, they [Annotator's Note: John Sacks and his fellow prisoners in Stalag Luft I] were...

Lloyd Burns was born in Bossier, Louisiana but grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana during the Great Depression. He had ten...

Samuel W. Smith went to the landing strip right outside of England to prepare to leave for the United States. The next...

[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden was assigned...

As a commander, Donald Strait felt a responsibility to his squadron. He spent a lot of time dealing with his fighter...

Barney Old Coyote’s crew was credited with sinking a submarine; it was not an individual accolade. The escort would...

Carrol Joy moved from England to France in July [Annotator’s Note: July 1944]. Afterward, his squadron would be in...

In the summer of 1944, John J. Connelly was serving with the 44th Bombardment Group [Annotator’s Note: 44th Bombardment...

Thomas Creekmore was born in 1923 [Annotator's Note: December 1923] in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up during the...

Ernest L. Poulson was sent to Hill Field [Annotator's Note: now Hill Air Force Base, Utah] as the assistant operations...

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

Ray Garcia's worst experience happened in January 1945 when he could not fly because he had a cold. His best buddy,...

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