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When his crew got to Italy, Edwin Sved said they lived in tents in a farm field, and flew out of a makeshift airstrip...

Norman Raner fought mostly Germans when he was in North Africa [Annotator's Note: with 3rd Platoon, Company I, 3rd...

Barney Old Coyote’s crew was credited with sinking a submarine; it was not an individual accolade. The escort would...

The war affected Robert Ledford because it made him grow up fast. He went into the service at 18 years old and by 19 he...

Dr. Roscoe Brown's first mission was to a target in Austria. All of the mission targets looked the same from 25,000...

The Italian campaigns were the toughest part of Nicholas John Compagno's World War 2 experience. Being part of the 36th...

[Annotator's Note: a different interviewer, Martin Morgan, now interviews Vernon Baker] Vernon Baker had a reputation...

John Robert Mannarino was born in the West End of Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts]. He spoke Italian...

[Annotator’s Note: There is white noise in the background throughout the segment.] When he went into service, Theodore...

James Nerison was born in San Francisco. His mother and father moved down to the city of Alhambra near Los Angeles. His...

As a "bomb-igator", Armiger Jagoe was busy every second of a flight and thought it was a fantastic position. He was...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.] On...

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