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Hillman James Prestridge was born in September 1924 in Cragford, Alabama, a small town of about 400 people. He had one...

Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr.'s first mission [Annotator's Note: with the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment...

Dr. Stanley Jaffe got seasick going overseas. He ended up with another group of people down in the bottom hold of the...

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...

Frank Mancuso crossed the Volturno River prior to Monte Cassino. His unit gathered in a courtyard to refuel their...

Lyle Bouck joined the National Guard [Annotator's Note: Missouri National Guard] at the age of 14. Growing up during...

Gil Gertner was born in March 1925 and lived in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. He entered...

During one mission when Lowell Brueland escorted allied bombers over Berlin, a flight of eight JU-88s [Annotator’s Note...

In addition to making him more alert, the war also improved Walter Broll's outlook on life. In meeting a former Me-109...

The Halifax [Annotator's Note: Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber] did not carry quite as many bombs as the Lancaster [...

Edward J. Manzi’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing a lot of dead bodies. He fought because he was...

Leon Hirsch enlisted in the Army Air Forces before high school graduation. He was inducted into service in August 1945...

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