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Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: then in Sagan, Germany; now Żagań, Poland] with about...

Kassal prepared to go to London to deploy to Japan, but the war ended before he reached London. He stayed in Europe for...

Darrell Welch and his squadron [Annotator's Note: 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force] kind of...

James Read Kirk was taken to Budapest [Annotator's Note: Budapest, Hungary] where he was put into prison [Annotator's...

Charles McGee liked the P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] because it had more speed...

As a kid, Edwin Sved was interested in model airplanes and flying. He remembers how overwhelming it was to see the new...

Chester L. Talley was on a fighter base in Foggia [Annotator’s Note: Foggia, Italy]. He also remembered when he heard...

Avon is 60 miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. George McGovern spent the first three years of his life in Avon. He...

William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the US Army Air Forces] was about 20 miles away from where Mussolini [...

Albert Porche began his typical day as a fighter armorer by having breakfast and then going to look on the board where...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling in the background throughout this segment.] Albert Castaing was in New...

Robert Tyler Oakes easily adjusted to civilian life. He was glad to be home. He does not recall any posttraumatic...

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