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In July 1944, Richard "Dick" Schneider found himself with an extremely painful wisdom tooth. The dentist had a terrible...

For James "Jim" L. Brooks' [Annotator's Note: a pilot with 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force]...

Henry Burkle’s wife’s father was trying to raise chickens. One of the things Burkle did during the Depression [...

Otto Kirkpatrick thought England was nice. The English welcomed them. It was another culture. He had flown to London [...

Some of the primary targets Robert Whitcomb hit were marshalling yards, research facilities, and factories. They made...

In December 1944 while in Attlebridge, England, Fred A. Stecher was transferred to 466th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...

John T. "Jack" Race does not know how his war experiences influenced his postwar career, except to say that even though...

Eugene Henry Gierka was born in August 1924 in Albany, New York. His parents came from Poland. His father ran a butcher...

John Arthur Stege and 14 other pilots were sent home [Annotator's Note: he was a veteran combat pilot with the 48th...

Archie Maltbie was called up by the air force in January 1943. After going through the selection school in order to...

Edward Grant was assigned to his unit [Annotator's Note: 412th Bombardment Squadron, 95th Bombardment Group. 8th Air...

William McCowen was assigned to a P-61 Black Widow [Annotator's Note: Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter aircraft...

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