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The first real fighter airplane Donald Bryan flew was the P-40D with the Merlin engine, not the Allison engine. They...

The radio William Jucksch carried weighed 60 pounds. He also carried a ten pound extra battery, spare parts, and his...

Tom Quigley grew up playing polo and riding horses and initially volunteered to serve with the cavalry in the army....

Ryan O'Brien was born in March 1922 in Los Angeles, California. The Great Depression started when he was seven. His dad...

While Enrique Cervantes was serving as the Post Exchange officer in Denver, Colorado he had the opportunity to meet...

Freddie Ohr’s friend Leon asked him to go with him into the Air Corps. Ohr walked into a storefront that had been...

Stanley Jack Birnbaum fell into his landing craft before landing at one of the American beaches at Normandy about five...

Lewis Thomas Easterling was initiated into his group [Annotator's Note: 365th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group,...

John M. Roberts, called Jack, was born in Hamilton, Ohio in August 1924 and lived there until going into the Army. His...

Nicholas J. Zuras was born in Washington D.C. in July 1918. He grew up during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...

Seymour Mermelstein attended basic training in Miami Beach, Florida. He was then sent to automotive school. He went to...

James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...

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