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John W. Towle was shot down on 28 February 1944 over Normandy. The news of the war was scarce in occupied France so...

Leonard Spivey did very well in his training and was qualified to continue training as a navigator. Spivey went to...

[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp was born in March 1925 in...

[Annotator’s Note: During this segment, there is talking audible in the background] Chuck Bednarik served as a waist...

Keema had flown back to back to back missions on eight, nine, and ten [Annotator’s Note: 8, 9, and 10 October 1943]....

Paul Hissey believes that World War 2 forced him to grow up. He was also able to go back to school. His friendships...

Henry Lederer flew 92 missions. That is a lot when you wake up every morning and wonder if you are going to be around...

Marvin Raymond Edwards was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force...

Although Francis Neilson was a war veteran, he was not yet 21 when he got out of the armed services, and couldn’t get a...

By the early days of May [Annotator’s Note: May 1945], Clyde East and most Americans knew the war was over. The Allied...

George Grugett had read and studied history. He was amazed at what he saw, especially in cities like Rome [Annotator's...

Bernard Knese took off around midnight and crossed the Channel [Annotator’s Note: the English Channel]. They arrived in...

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