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William Disanza refused an order one time. They asked them to knock off a group of Japs. They always scouted ahead to...

The terrain and environment of the jungle [Annotator's Note: the jungle in Burma; now Myanmar] was terrible. They [...

Albert Sieck was born in Norfolk, Nebraska in October 1921. He graduated from high school in 1939 and found a job...

After one mission, Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th...

Lester Shapiro left the United States from California. Ninety percent of the men got seasick on the boat. When he left...

They got to the target [Annotators Note: Burma railway] at 9:00 in the morning and no other aircraft were there. They...

John Alison was at one of the RAF [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force] bases when he got orders to report to London....

Since he was a twin-engine pilot, Joseph McGuire had been told he would be a training pilot but was then reassigned to...

Gus Gikas was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in April 1921. His dad was the town hat maker. Gikas moved to north Texas when...

After the war was over, John Hever was sent into Shanghai, China. He said he went into the city a couple of times and...

Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...

Samuel Spector returned home from Burma by troopship. From Myitkyina, Spector went to Calcutta, India and shipped out...

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