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Omer Van Huylenbrouck was assigned to a crew [Annotator's Note: Van Huylenbrouck indicates to the interviewer he has a...

John Luckadoo and the other aircrews began receiving heavy fire as soon as they reached the enemy coast. The flak was...

An average escort mission would last for 5 to 6 hours but some lasted 7 hours or more. That was a long time to be in a...

Samuel Spector was shipped to Burma and its jungles. He was among the first individuals to carry into action the...

Charles Wesley Borders was strafing a target in New Guinea and got hit. He nursed the airplane back to a temporary base...

In July 1944, Richard "Dick" Schneider found himself with an extremely painful wisdom tooth. The dentist had a terrible...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Homer Myers to tell him about being called out to assist the survivors of the...

Robert "Bob" Rickel fought in World War 2 to defend the United States. He fought because all his other friends fought...

[Annotator's Note: Gilbert S. Shawn was a prisoner of war after his aircraft was shot down on 12 April 1944.] After...

Arnold Spielberg [Annotator's Note: as a Communications Chief in the 490th Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment...

Frederick Henry imagines he would enjoy military life today, as it is less restrictive than it was when he served. The...

[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...

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