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When the war ended in Europe, Homer Cole was sent to Alexandria, Louisiana to begin training on B-29s [Annotator's Note...

Gilbert Shawn was not shipped to basic training. Instead, he went to an air field in Kentucky as a cadet. Shawn took a...

Gene R. Jerabek was born in Winfield, Pennsylvania in December 1917. She grew up on a farm. They had electricity in the...

Walter Douglas recalled a flight surgeon okayed one of his crewmen for a mission that he was not ready for. He also...

Lowell Brueland arrived in England from the United States. It was interesting being there. He witnessed beautiful...

John Noack notes that everything was fine that day. They had escort until they had to turn back. The fighters reached...

Roland Dullnig’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was in Lake Charles [Annotator’s Note: Lake...

When the division [Annotator's Note: 17th Airborne Division] broke up, Robert Eshback was sent to the 101st [Annotator'...

Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...

During the second day of combat, John Caponigro went into the same area [Annotator's Note: near Saarbrucken]. This time...

Floyd Dumas was injured at Salerno when a fragment from a hand grenade hit him. He was patched up and stayed on the...

Robert Guitard was drafted after graduating from high school [Annotator's Note: in 1945]. He went to Fort Williams [...

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