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Topel, Fred North Africa
Fred Topel was sent overseas, first stopping in Ireland around March and taying through November [Annotator's Note: of 1942].
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Topel, Fred Prewar Life
Fred Topel was born in May 1922 in Minneapolis [Annotator's Note: Minneapolis, Minnesota] but grew up in Golden Valley, a somewhat rural subur
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Topel, Fred Reflections
Fred Topel did not care very much for the Germans during the war, but he felt sorry for some of them.
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Topel, Fred War's End and Returning Home
Fred Topel went from Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] to Leghorn [Annotator's Note: Leghorn or Livorno, Italy] and Pisa [Annotator
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Towle, John Becoming an Airman
John W. Towle volunteered for the service. He had been attending the University of Tennessee but had a wreck and was not able to finish.
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Towle, John Bombing Missions
John W. Towle flew his first missions over flying bomb sights in France.
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Towle, John Early Life
John W. Towle was born in June 1921 in Sequoyah Hills. Towle's family moved to a dairy farm in Bearden when he was three years of age.
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Towle, John Flying Missions from RAF Rattlesden
John W. Towle was stationed at Rattlesden, England. There are reunions with veterans of the 448th held in Rattlesden.
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Towle, John Forming a Bond with the French Family Hiding Him
John W. Towle was shot down on 28 February 1944 over Normandy.
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Towle, John In Hiding with a French Family
Communications for John W. Towle and his new French host family was difficult.
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Towle, John Joining the 448th Bombardment Group
John W. Towle was assigned to the 448th Bomb Group while in Washington. He still belongs to a veterans group and receives information from them.
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Towle, John Liberation
John W. Towle was liberated near the end of the war in Europe. British troops were in the northern region of France where Towle was hiding.