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[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was in aviation cadet training when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...

In 1943, William White Brainard joined the Army Air Corps because he lived close to Morrison Field [Annotator’s Note:...

Robert "Bob" Rickel was born in Toledo, Ohio in July 1923. Rickel's father came to the United States from Poland....

The war in Germany ended and Robert W. McDonald's operation [Annotator's Note: in the 8th Air Force] was transferred to...

Harley Bridger's original crew stayed together the entire war except for the bombardier. He was a young, Jewish boy...

Henry Burkle was in charge of periodic maintenance [Annotator’s Note: referring to his service during the Korean War,...

Vincent Losada first mission was on 3 January 1945 to Pfarghium [Annotator's Note: Pforzheim, Germany]. He thought it...

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

Joseph O'Donnell was told he was going overseas by Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...

The night when Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: as a prisoner of war] got to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: in Sagan...

Robert Shoens was told what the plan was going to be for the Berlin raid. They went over specifics regarding flight...

Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...

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