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Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....

Robert J. "Bob" Goebel feels it was not a big deal to become an Ace [Annotator's Note: military aviator credited with...

Alfred Dietrick was born in December 1921 in San Antonio, Texas. His life was happy. His father was a carpenter when he...

Henry Armstrong had a few nightmares about his war experience, seeing a concentration camp, and more. It took him 15...

Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...

John W. Towle was flying towards his target with its flying bombs. The Germans placed their antiaircraft weapons in...

[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...

Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. and the others heard the guns approaching the camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...

Rankin was initially stationed at Halesworth near Norwich then moved down to Boxted [Annotators Note: England]. By the...

Glen Jostad describes his terrible experience during eight days transit from one Stalag to another. The cramped boxcar...

During a mission, Walter Bala's plane was hit over the target. A shell came through the plane and knocked out his...

Harold Beal did not want to stay in the Navy. He had PTSD [Annotator's Note: post-traumatic stress disorder; a mental...

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