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Bill Livingstone

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"Be kind to your web footed friends...." Bill Livingstone couldn't believe that the sergeant had never heard that song. He was in a two month wait for aircraft mechanic school to start. Gunnery school was next and they made an instructor out of him. He watched his friends leave to join crews and go overseas. Finally, he was going. (5:39)

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He crossed on the Queen Elizabeth with thousands of others, zig-zagging their way to Scotland. Bill Livingstone was a gunnery instructor who was sent off to an RAF base for more schooling. On that trip, he got to see the sights of London. (5:16)

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He bunked with regular B-17 crew members, but Bill Livingstone was a gunnery instructor who was there to keep skills sharp. He was also there to substitute for any crew member who was not able to fly. His very first mission turned out to be a memorable one. Part 1 of 5. (6:33)

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When the bombs were released, the B-17 sharply rose in the air, then banked right. Bill Livingstone heard a loud pop and that's when two engines were knocked out. They were losing speed and altitude fast and they didn't know where they were. The decision was made to dump the Norden bombsight and he watched it fall into the darkness below. Part 2 of 5. (8:11)

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Right after he dumped the Norden bombsight into the night sky, Bill Livingstone saw the co-pilot blow the hatch and tumble forward into the air. The rest of the crew followed and were strung out in a line when they landed in a farmer's field. He approached them angrily and that's when they found out where they were. Then, the Wehrmacht showed up. Pat 3 of 5. (8:05)

Henk Duinhoven

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In the small Dutch town of Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, a young Henk Duinhoven watched as the skies filled with German planes. Soon, German soldiers were in the streets and at every doorstep. At first, they were friendly, trying to win hearts and minds. This did not last. (4:54)

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All of a sudden, two children from his class were missing. Henk Duinhoven did not discuss it with his teacher because it was Nazi occupied Holland and the children were Jewish. His father had warned him to not talk about any of it. (2:33)

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His father was in a protected profession, so he was safe. His brother hated the German occupiers so much, he struck one in public and then fled. Henk Duinhoven relates how his brother made his way from his home in Holland to England to fight with the Allied forces. (6:24)

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Henk Duinhoven was sitting on a fence with two playmates. It was Oosterbeek in occupied Holland and the children were minding their own business when, suddenly, a German paratrooper approached them with ill intent. (3:39)

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The Germans would go door-to-door, rounding up men for labor. In the Dutch village of Oosterbeek, they also came to Henk Duinhoven's house looking for radios. His mother was trembling in fear they would find the one that was hidden away. (5:03)