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[Annotator's Note: Robert Doolan was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III in Zagań, Poland.] There were about 2,000...

Richard Tangradi remembers when the pilot called him to the front and gave him a cigar during a mission. The wing had a...

Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag IV after being evacuated from Stalag VI. Things got much tougher as the pressure drew...

Jack Sinise arrived in England in January 1944 [Annotator's Note: and joined the 379th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...

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...

Glen Jostad and other POWs were evacuated from their initial Stalag [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft VI in Heydekrug,...

Jack Sinise got hit a number of times [Annotator's Note: as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy...

Vincent Pale was in Philadelphia when he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and some friends decided to...

Richard Candelaria credits the 8th Air Force for never having been turned back on a mission by enemy action. Enemy...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. bailed out of his B-17 [Annotator's Note: a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber named “...

Joseph Pilcher volunteered for the armed forces during World War 2 because he thought it was his duty; he, like...

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