04 Jan

Once the crew arrived in Stockholm, a representative from the American Legation told them, "We're going to take you uptown, let you take a bath, get your hair cut and buy you some clothes....

29 Dec

Now it’s time to return to Herman’s story. He has just traveled with his crew from the crash site to the coast of the Swedish mainland. The lights were on!...

08 Nov

On October 15th, I was honored to spend a couple of hours in Ashleigh, Mississippi, with Don Courson, the Liberty Lady's right waist gunner. ...

28 Jun

There is a place on the island known as "Mastermyr." It is a bog west of Hemse where significant medieval artifacts have been found. This is the spot where the Liberty Lady pilot Charles W. Smith and the copilot Merle P. Brown chose to bring...

29 May

In an effort to hide from the furious enemy fighter planes, our wounded Liberty Lady slipped into a cover of clouds....

04 May

Target Berlin: Mission 250: 6 March 1944. The first large-scale daylight raid on Berlin. By Jeffrey Ethell and Dr. Alfred Price. ...

01 Apr

(2006) Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller. This excellent resource is a remarkable history of the Eighth Air Force....

17 Mar

While Herman was out of commission with the ruptured eardrum, his crew flew seven missions. At the end of each flight day those not flying would wait in anticipation for the B-17's to return, counting each one as they appeared in the sky....