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Gus Gikas and his unit spent six weeks in North Africa, mainly in training exercises simulating shipboard problems that...

Vernon Grimes was born in May 1921 in Wichita [Annotator's Note: Wichita, Kansas]. He grew up with a sister in various...

In January 1945, Walter Douglas flew his last mission which was to Paderborn [Annotator's Note: Paderborn, Germany],...

William Martin waited on a troop ship home. All of the airplanes were torn up. He flew a C-46 [Annotator's Note:...

Gale Ammerman had trained at the Alliance Army Airfield in Nebraska. He was only there a few weeks then went to North...

[Annotators Note: This segment was a time code drop from the beginning of the second tape.] Joseph Armanini discusses...

Rowland Elliott Ball served as a navigator with the 60th Bombardment Squadron, 39th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force...

Richard Cole was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1915. After graduating from high school he went to work on a farm for 75...

Monroe S. Wolyn would not return fire if it was anti-aircraft fire. If it was enemy fighters, however, they would...

Charles Dragich was on a “hell ship” [Annotator’s Note: unmarked Japanese ships used to transport Allied prisoners of...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks bomber pilot John Paul how he managed his crew.] The military is not a...

Paul Dietzel continued flying in civilian life after the war. When he would fly with the team, the pilots would...

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