24 Apr

As a B17 lead pilot explained, there were some decisions you could make that would give your crew a better chance of survival, but there was no decision you could make that would guarantee your survival. It was like playing Russian roulette....

19 Nov

In 1938, at the age of 15, Eric G. Newhouse left his native Austria to escape Nazi persecution. Even before he became an American citizen, he wrote the Secretary of War, requesting permission to enlist in the Army....