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Wofford, Jesse L. B-17s in Combat
According to a report written by Jesse Wofford's tail gunner, on 10 January 1945, the crew witnessed a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-1
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Wofford, Jesse L. Early Life and Training
Dr. Jesse L. Wofford was born in the small, working community of Drew, Mississippi, where his family was in the farming and grocery business.
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Wofford, Jesse L. Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
On a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany on 3 February 1945, Jesse Wofford's aircraft was badly damaged by German flak [Annotator's Note
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Wofford, Jesse L. Me-262s and Operation Chowhound Food Drops
Jesse Wofford thought the German Me-262s [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter aircraft] were "spooky" because
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Wofford, Jesse L. Overseas Deployment
While he was training with his ten man crew in Florida, Jesse Wofford's mother visited him and treated the whole crew to lunch.
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Wofford, Jesse L. Postwar Life and Career
Jesse Wofford wanted to go to medical school when he got out of the service so he spent a year before his discharge attending classes in Biarritz,
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Wolczyk, Stanley Alaska Bound
As Stanley Wolczyk departed the United States, he had no idea of his destination.
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Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach.
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Wolczyk, Stanley Becoming a Soldier
Stanley Wolczyk was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1917. His father and mother were both Polish immigrants. They had six children.
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Wolczyk, Stanley Combat and Being Wounded
Stanley Wolczyk was under fire three times during the campaign to recapture Attu from the Japanese.
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Wolczyk, Stanley Reflections
Stanley Wolczyk knew that the Japanese soldiers he encountered [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Attu] were doing their duty just as he
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Wold, Vernon Closing Thoughts
Vernon Wold's most memorable experience of World War 2 was feeling the 57 [Annotator's Note: M1 57mm anti-tank gun] fire at German tanks