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Sacks, John Restoring My Gal Sal
John Sacks learned about the airplane [Annotator's Note: the completely restored Boeing B-17-E heavy bomber named My Gal Sal that is now on di
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Sacks, John Shot Down Over Ludwigshafen
On 13 September 1944 John Sacks flew a mission to bomb an I.G. Farben refinery manufacturing synthetic fuel. The plant was 13 miles long.
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Sacks, John Stalag Luft I
John Sacks was in a camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] with four compounds that housed about 9,000 fliers.
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Sadler, Richard After D-Day
Burt Richard Sadler remained on the ship all night.
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Sadler, Richard D-Day
D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] was supposed to be on 5 June 1944.
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Sadler, Richard End of the War
Burt Richard Sadler did not have time to think about the end of the war. He thought he would be sent to drive landing craft in the Pacific.
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Sadler, Richard Joining the Royal Marines
In May 1943, Burt Richard Sadler would turn 18 years old. He did not want to join the Army because he saw so many drunk soldiers.
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Sadler, Richard Preparing for Operation Overlord
In January 1944, Burt Richard Sadler started training in northern England.
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Sadler, Richard Prewar
Burt Richard Sadler was born in the suburbs of London in Hounslow, Middlesex [Annotator's Note: England].
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Sadler, Richard Reflections
Burt Richard Sadler believes Great Britain and the United States will always be friends.
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Sadler, Richard The Battle of Britain
Burt Richard Sadler turned 15 years old in 1940. Not long after, he started experiencing German bombing raids.
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Sadler, Richard The Blitz
The bombings started getting hectic.