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Bonelli, William Early Life and Enlistment
William Patrick Bonelli was born in March 1921 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He grew up with an older brother.
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Bonelli, William Mission Tactics
Early on, William Patrick Bonelli had to teach the pilot about flying, which he believes lead to him not being asked to lead the squadron on missio
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Bonelli, William Postwar Military Career
William Patrick Bonelli was never injured in combat. The closest he got was shrapnel hitting his pilot's chair.
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Bonelli, William Reaction to Pearl Harbor
William Bonelli felt bad for the sailors who died at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 D
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Bonelli, William Reflections
William Patrick Bonelli felt lucky that he stayed in the service because it kept him busy. He was happy to be so busy.
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Bonelli, William Serving in Europe During the Cold War
William Patrick Bonelli transferred to England. For the first six months, he served as an aircraft maintenance advisor in Holland.
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Boos, Michael Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Michael Wilford Boos was born in May 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of five children.
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Boos, Michael Monte Cassino, Anzio, Rome and Northern Italy
Michael Wilford Boos' unit, the 74th Station Hospital, set up on the outskirts of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy.
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Boos, Michael Overseas Deployment, North Africa and Invading Italy
Michael Wilford Boos remembered how awful the trip across the Atlantic Ocean was on the troop transport.
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Boos, Michael War’s End, Returning Home and Reflections
Michael Wilford Boos had been with the 74th Station Hospital for three years and when they reached Marina, Pisa in Italy, the fighting in the Europ
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Borders, Charles "Wes" Adjusting Naval Artillery
Charles Wesley Borders moved to Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Western New Guinea], then Halmahera [Annotator's Note: Halmahera Island, Ma
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Borders, Charles "Wes" Australians and Melanesians
When Charles Wesley Borders was not flying, he had some reading material and records. They would also play ball. There was not much spare time.