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Harley Bridger was a radio operator. He learned to use a lead ball to help with his radio transmitter. The B-24 [...

Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. thinks the Norden bombsight [Annotator's Note: Norden Mk. XV tachometric bombsight] was a...

Herbert Heilbrun believes in the power of prayer. On his fourth mission, Heilbrun was flying with 36 airplanes in nine...

Herman Molen remembers his first mission with Captain Ted Tyler, nicknamed “Hard Luck” Tyler. He did not fly a mission...

In late October 1944, while flying a combat mission, Walter Douglas witnessed an air collision. Two B-17s [Annotator's...

There was a lot of "oohs and ahhs" at the mission briefing [Annotator's Note: for Victor Fienup's 17 August 1943...

James Armstrong was assigned to Gowen Field outside of Boise, Idaho, where he began to train with his crew. He...

Robert "Bob” Ruiz was sent overseas on a ship in a convoy from New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. The...

The first couple of bombing missions William Fili was on were "milk runs" [Annotator's Note: slang term used by...

Glen Jostad describes his terrible experience during eight days transit from one Stalag to another. The cramped boxcar...

Leon Waldman was able to take leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] after 25...

Sent next to Ephrata, Washington, Carl Koone was issued a roll [Annotator's Note: bed roll], blankets and a folding cot...

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