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Terry T. Shima was born in January 1923 outside of Hilo, Hawaii. He grew up on a sugar plantation. His parents both...

The first time Robert Doolan ever flew was in a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] and...

[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...

Billow remembers going through France, Holland, and Luxemburg. The cities were destroyed by aerial bombardment. There...

In December 1944, Marvin Sussman [Annotator's Note: with Troop A, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron] was on the right...

Walter Rozett had a very good relationship with the enlisted men [Annotator's Note: on his bomber crew] and saw several...

James Britt retired in 1961. He was in the Army for 20 years. He had a daughter and a son. He tested equipment in...

Gerald Auerbach's most memorable experience of Word War 2 was the first incendiary raid over Tokyo [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: James Siracuse served in the USAAF as a pilot flying Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers in the 669th...

Freddie Ohr found out it was that bullet that ricocheted off his helmet and went into the cushion. His leader made a...

Jesse Schraub served in the Army as a mortar man in Company A of the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion and took part in...

The most memorable experience of the war for George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th...

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