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Humanity During Conflict: Mighty Eighth Airmen Interactions With Civilians & Soldiers in Europe.

Section III: Stories from Germany Bombing missions to Germany were some of the most costly that the Eighth Air Force…

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Humanity During Conflict: Mighty Eighth Airmen Interactions with Civilians & Soldiers in Europe

Section II: Stories from France For most of World War II, France was a dangerous place to crash land in…

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Humanity During Conflict: Mighty Eighth Airmen Interactions With Civilians & Soldiers In Europe.

This series, Humanity During Conflict, allows patrons to experience the memories of airmen from the Mighty Eighth of their time…

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CPT Schlegel, More than a Name

Just a Name on a Wall: 8th Air Force WWII Aces. Captain Albert L. Schlegel, 4th Fighter Group, 13.5 kills To…

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“Me n Martha”

“Me n’ Martha”: Lt. Ellis’s A-2 Jacket By: Katherine Hill Lt. Sydney Clyde Ellis (his family called him Clyde) was…

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An Unlikely Savior – One Veteran’s Story of Survival

Seventy five years ago on January 10, 1945 WWII 8th AF Veteran & Long Time Volunteer Sam Najarian’s plane was…

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Medal of Honor – 2LT. William Metzger

William Metzger enlisted at Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1942, & served at Camp Perry, Ohio, & Camp Young, Calif., with…

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Medal of Honour – 2Lt. Robert Femoyer

Flying from RAF Rattlesden in Suffolk, England, navigator 2nd Lt. Robert E. Femoyer’s actions on November 2, 1944 on a…

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Operation Tidal Wave

In 1943, the Eighth Air Force took part in the Ploesti Raids The need to cripple the German war machine…

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Mission One

To mark the Fourth of July in 1942, the Eighth Air Force flew its official first combat mission, identified as…

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The Mighty Eighth: From Big Week to Overlord

The Casablanca Conference The Casablanca US/UK Summit on Jan 13, 1943 was held to coordinate Allied military strategy against the…

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This Day in Eighth History: 6 March 1944

6 March is the anniversary of the 8th Air Force’s first successful large-scale mission to Berlin. On this date in…

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