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Paynter, Don Early Bombing Missions
Donald Dean Paynter had three separate occasions where some of their enlisted men were hit by flak [Annotator's Note:...
Nannini, James Prewar
James Nannini was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1923. His father and mother were both Italian immigrants who left...
Cole, Homer Postwar
When the war ended in Europe, Homer Cole was sent to Alexandria, Louisiana to begin training on B-29s [Annotator's Note...
Cresswell, Constance Early Life
Constance Cresswell was born in 1924 in Nutfield, Surrey, England. When she was about six years old, she moved with...
Baughman, Paul Reflections
Paul Baughman's most important consideration about the war is he will not see combat anymore. He suffered with hip, leg...
Buschmeier, Frank Meeting the Luftwaffe for the first time
Frank Buschmeier and his crew were the oldest and most experienced after three missions. Buschmeier and his crew flew...
Smith, Samuel Primary, Basic, and Advanced Flight Training
Samuel W. Smith was sent to Visalia, California for primary flight school. They flew PT-22 low-wing planes [Annotator’s...
Vallas, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Broll, Walter Prelude to the Attack on Bari
Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...
Gustafson, Gerald Black Feet and the Maginot Line
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Rickel, Robert Training and Patrol Duty
On 20 October 1942, Robert "Bob" Rickel began his military experience at Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: in Trenton, New...
Zawada, Robert Segment 10
They crossed the river at Burgson to continue moving towards the camp [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as...

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