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Archie Maltbie arrived in Scotland and was taken to Thatcham. It was an indoctrination station to introduce troops to...

John Arch McGill says the war was a terrible waste, in terms of loss of human life, of destruction to communities, and...

In Auckland, New Zealand, Wesley Carroll “got a virus or something,” and ended up in the hospital. He was sent back to...

Thomas Creekmore did what they told him [Annotator's Note: when Creekmore was drafted January 1943]. He told his wife...

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...

Lawrence Eustis was drafted into the Army Air Corps on 20 July 1942 and sent to Alexandria, Louisiana for his...

George Allen still hears from his bombardier. He was his closest friend on the crew. He has no idea where the rest of...

Robert Leese was based on New Guinea [Annotator's Note: with the 822nd Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group,...

Ernest L. Poulson recalled driving around with a friend and a couple of girls when he heard the news on the radio that...

Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...

Samuel W. Smith remembers when the war ended in Europe, bombers were needed in the Pacific. There were 65 crews picked...

Archie Maltbie’s first mission from England was against a French railroad bridge. Several pilots missed the bridge but...

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