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Toole, Edward Enlisting in the Navy
Edward Thomas Toole wanted to join the Naval Air Force but he could not make it. The Navy appealed to him more than any...
Ruiz, Roberto Distinguished Flying Cross Mission
Robert "Bob” Ruiz [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 389th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, stationed in England] flew...
Gordon, Fred Overseas Deployment, Moving Through France, and Combat in Luxembourg
Fred Gordon and the whole 9th Armored Division was shipped overseas on the Queen Mary to Fort Larkin, England. They had...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 5
Miller Lampell, who had written a radio program, was assigned by the New York Herald Tribune to write Ben Kuroki's...
Raaen, John Normandy and the Silver Star
John Raaen spent time in the hedgerow area of Normandy after Maisy [Annotator’s Note: Maisy was the location of a...
Molen, Herman POW Camp
Herman Molen was interrogated by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: Molen was taken prisoner of war after bailing out...
Gomez, Hewitt War's End and Postwar
Hewitt Brian Gomez returned home mid July 1945 for leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of...
Wolff, Robert Life as a POW
Robert Wolff was sent to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Frankfurt, Germany]. Wolff had been promoted to first lieutenant...
Curtis, William W. Invasion of Normandy
At about nine that night, the captain told William Curtis and the rest of the crew to put their gas gear on and they...
Kitching, Charles Postwar
After Charles Kitching was discharged from the Army [Annotator’s Note: in December 1946], he drank a lot and talked...
Singlaub, John Parachute Designs
John Singlaub compared British to American parachutes. The British chute was different in many ways compared to the...

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