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Article: The Quiet Man

493rdBG Major Paul Spinnato: The Quiet Man by Judith Spinnato The caliber .50 machine gun was supposed to be fired in short round bursts but, in their exuberance, young gunners in-training, who…

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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 by Perry R. Nuhn, Colonel USAF (ret) Museum Volunteer Former Director Information…

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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 born in Texas, but he sought his fortune in Illinois when he…

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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 and Long Time Volunteer Sam Najarian’s plane was shot down. Sam Najarian was born in Brooklyn, New York and volunteered…

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Medal of Honor – 2LT. William Metzger

William Metzger enlisted at Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 5, 1942, and served at Camp Perry, Ohio, and Camp Young, Calif., with ordnance battalions before becoming an aviation cadet in March 1943. He trained…

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