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Karl Friedrich "Charley” König [Annotator's Note: or Koenig] does not remember much about arriving in Norfolk [...

Freddie Ohr learned that his uncle had flown as a top turret gunner in B-25 bombers based in Africa. Ohr did not know...

In Cassino [Annotator's Note: Battle of Monte Cassino, also called Battle for Rome, 19 January to 18 May 1944, Cassino...

After flight school, Charles Kitowski went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to await orders. He flew very few hours there...

Edwin Sved was born in February 1924 in New York, New York and grew up through difficult times in a caring family. He...

Early life for Charles Radford was tough because of the Great Depression. He grew up in a family of eight including his...

Howard T. Maki wanted to stay in the Army but was convinced by family to leave. He missed the service though. He...

Timothy Mahoney only went on a flight after he did repairs to the radar equipment. The pilots did not like doing those...

Edward LaPorta was born in Italy in 1917. He grew up and was educated in Italy as well. His dream was to be a...

William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...

[Annotator's Note: An off-camera male interjects throughout this clip.] Carl Robert Gatlin and his regiment [Annotator'...

Edward J. Leonard remembers they lost the horses and got armored cars and tanks in their place. They were shipped out...

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