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Barbara Pathe was born in Bethel, Ohio. She lived there until she was eight years old. She had an older brother, an...

Barney Old Coyote started flying in December 1943. After he completed his missions, he was able to wait around for his...

Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to high school for two years. He went into the CCs [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation...

Victor Fienup does not remember his first mission [Annotator's Note: with the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th...

Otis Barnes was born in Texas. He grew up when times were tight. His father was able to raise vegetables. Times were...

Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was captured as a prisoner when his plane was shot down by Germans. Perdue was led to a local...

Alois Kopp was pleased that the two atomic bombs were dropped. They saved lives in the long run. Both Allied and...

Vernon Schmidt was born in Reedley [Annotator's Note: Reedley, California] in January 1926. His father worked on a farm...

Replacement troops to John Witmeyer's unit always reported to him so he generally learned the names of new recruits. In...

Philip Grass grew up in Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Louisiana], but was born near Port Allen, Louisiana....

Lorcey J. Sonnier was born in May 1924. During the Great Depression, he did not have shoes. The town did not have roads...

Abe Milkis landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Rather than entering France as a...

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