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The only time Capers Andrews Holmes, Jr.'s base was attacked was when a group of German fighters followed Holmes' bomb...

Abe Milkis was called up soon after finishing high school. After being drafted, he found himself on bivouac in a tent...

[Annotator's Note: There is a background humming noise throughout this interview.] Edwin “Pete” Goldberg [Annotator’s...

Leonard Gaj enlisted in March 1943 because he thought it was his duty to protect the United States of America. It was...

Arles J. Doss returned to Europe twice. He visited Italy and Germany on one trip. In the Black Forest [Annotator's Note...

Josephine Pescatore would do it all again tomorrow if she had the same kind of troops, which she is sure they are....

Henry Lederer started out flying bomber escort and ground support missions [Annotator's Note: with the 374th Fighter...

Richard Tangradi went to Casper, Wyoming to get his crew. [Annotator’s Note: Tangradi talks about his crew.] The crews...

Walter Bala grew up in Detroit [Annotator's Note: Detroit, Michigan]. His parents were Polish immigrants, and Bala had...

After the kamikaze hit the ship it was the end of the war for the crew. She came back to the states on her own power....

Henry Burkle would meet every crew that came back to get the word from the pilot to know what was wrong with the planes...

Leon Waldman was a waist gunner on the co-pilot’s side. Their crew flew 51 missions. [Annotator’s Note: Waldman...

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