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Leonard Spivey enjoyed his baptism by fire on his first mission. Their first mission was on 22 June and they went to...

Omer Van Huylenbrouck went on his first combat mission with a different crew. It was nothing exciting. [Annotator's...

Shirley Guidry was sent to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, after enlisting in the Army],...

On the morning of the 16th [Annotator's Note: 16 December 1944] Lyle Bouck was surprised by shelling. They could hear...

[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. was drafted in 1943.] Congress started drafting 18 year olds who registered [...

Leahr and the interviewer talk about fishing.Leahr grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a chauffeur and his...

The 506th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force] was called...

Robert Rans recalls that his first mission was to Messina, Sicily and he remembers being scared as he saw the wall of...

Edward Grant flew his first mission in March 1945. He took for granted that he might be shot down. His airfield did not...

Reginald Duncan's most memorable experience of World War 2 was getting off the train and reuniting with his wife after...

Richard Edward Gile fought in the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...

Ardell Bollinger learned about his mission to France the night before 23 September. [Annotator’s Note: Bollinger is...

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