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In 1940, when Donald Strait joined the Observation Squadron [Annotator's Note: 119th Observation Squadron], it was his...

John Sacks' first mission was to Bremen, Germany to hit an oil refinery in that city. When they got over the target the...

When he arrived in England, Darrell D. Gust knew that at least a third of the original 28 crews that had gone over in...

On missions to Ploesti [Annotator’s Note: Ploesti, Romania], Theodore “Ted” R. Rogal [Annotator’s Note: a co-pilot with...

Samuel W. Smith arrived in Liverpool [Annotator’s Note: Liverpool, England]. They were loaded on a troop train to...

Out of 35 missions, Maurice Hackler only had one mission he considered a close call. He was flying deputy, watching the...

Frederick Amore was transferred to Payne Field in Cairo, Egypt and, because there were too many mechanics there, he did...

Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...

Louis Cardenas had to bail out of the plane. [Annotator’s Note: Cardenas is referring to his plane getting shot down in...

Having been shot down over France, James Armstrong was taken in by the French Resistance and was being kept in the town...

Donald Dean Paynter always had problems with his heated suit and would be freezing. He would have to go on oxygen at 12...

[Annotator's Note: No mention is made here of the mission being described, however, from later interviews and the...

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