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After graduating from advanced training, Second Lieutenant Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group...

[Annotator's Note: Interview begins mid-conversation.] Herbert Heilbrun was waiting for his crew in Salt Lake City when...

John Howland and his B-17 bomber crewmates were assigned to the 381st Bomb Group based at Ridgewell, England. They...

Edward Grant flew his first mission in March 1945. He took for granted that he might be shot down. His airfield did not...

Gatewood led his squadron on his fourth mission. At 1 point during the raid he was all by himself and had to pull up to...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout the interview as he had a stroke and has trouble...

For Ryan O'Brien, going into combat was like going to play a football game. The flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft...

Frank Bostwick was en route back to the United States when the Germans surrendered on 8 May 1945. His air missions over...

Richard Candelaria waited until dark then took off. He was armed with a .45 pistol that he tied around his neck to keep...

A mission over the road leading out of Remagen [Annotator's Note: Remagen, Germany] proved problematic for Robert...

Erico J. Catalano was sent to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for training. The new recruits were immediately put on guard duty...

World War 2 changed William White Brainard’s life because he was able to take advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's...

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