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Lorcey J. Sonnier mostly bombed oil depots, factories, plane factories, ball bearing factories and bridges. This helped...

Jesse Wofford thought the German Me-262s [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter aircraft] were "...

John Howland became part of the Pathfinder force of the Eighth Air Force. They were accumulated in small squadrons...

After the war, Jack Buckner used the G.I. Bill to go to school. His first child was born, and he was having a tough...

Charles Childs did not like the Nazis. He admired the Luftwaffe [Annotator's Note: German Air Force] pilots, but did...

Emile Engles' parents took care to tell their children that when dealing with the Germans, and particularly the Gestapo...

Irvin Kennedy flew 21 missions [Annotator's Note: with the 401st Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, 8th Air...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.]...

Chester J. Butcher was sent overseas to England [Annotator's Note: with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group...

Colin Joseph Mayne went overseas on a troop carrier ship, the Malvern [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to...

Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. remembers the mission flown to Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. Although the 8th...

Aubrey Bradley had always wanted to fly, but had never been in an airplane before he entered the Army Air Corps. His...

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