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Our
Stories
We are just getting started here, but we hope to put
a large selection of personal stories on this website. Needless
to say, our members are an awesome source of countless and amazing
memories.
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Don Kent: Shadows 2000
"A reflection on the times of
Our youth...
The memories that we each
Carry inside"
The members of the Minnesota Chapter share a comraderie that
draws them together each Wednesday.
8-10-02
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Ray
Prozinski: Elusive Purple Heart
On April 17, 1945, tail gunner Prozinski
earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded in action on a mission
to Dresden, Germany. But it was 49 years before he actually
received his award!
8-10-02 |
Dwight
Olson's Story
While co-piloting a mission, lst Lt. Olson witnesses
a direct hit on a neighboring plane. Within seconds of the attack,
he snaps a picture of the wounded aircraft. In dangerous enemy
territory, he advises its crew not to bail out. Pictures
2-4-02 |
Bob Clemens: Survival!
June 27, 1944
- Budapest mission: Two engines out, 350 flak holes, more
than 37 cannon holes, and 500 miles to go!
July 31, 1944 - Ploesti Mission
Lighter Moments
5-7-02
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Bob Egan Remembers the Hurley Brothers
Fred and Alec Hurley were older members of
Egan's B-24 crew who came to fight the war together. Crew
picture included
4-27-02
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Bob Egan:
The Black Week Raid on Poland
The Egan crew's mission to the Polish Corridor
on October 9, 1943 was "long, eventful and memorable."
It was a week that altered the course of the war. The Germans
were not safe from our bombing anywhere!
4-29-02 |
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