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When asked his opinion of the Germans, Otis Gatewood said it seemed to him that the kids of the war generation were...

In the beginning of 1945, Linwood S. Inscoe, a replacement pilot, made his way to the 9th Air Force Headquarters...

McKee relates the story of how his new crew lost their original Navigator and Bombardier when they bailed out of their...

On 2 March 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his crew were shot down over Dresden, Germany. Once a prisoner of war, he was...

When the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...

Isadore Bronstein received his draft notification in late 1942 or early 1943. He had thought he would not be called up...

When Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. received his commission and wings from the Army Air Corps in June 1944, his mother and...

Paul Arst belonged to a rotary club in Baton Rouge [Annotator's Note: Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. One year, the club did a...

Vernon Leo Tyler [Annotator's Note: in the 100th Infantry Division] had to climb ropes to get on the troopships. He...

Stewart Hihn's [Annotator's Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] clothing was inadequate....

A few days later, Gerhard Franzky was caught by surprise as the allies launched Operation Market Garden. On 17...

Ed Tunnicliff was put on a hospital ship and sent home. It was nice with white sheets. When he returned to the United...

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