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Ralph Smith

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There was a new recreation hall at the air base in England, but Ralph Smith didn't drink, so he declined the to join the night's festivities. He was in his tent writing letters. Just after midnight, the radio came to life with some startling news. (2:35)

Ralph Stinson

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Ralph Stinson describes passing a concentration camp as his unit made its way across Europe with Gen. Patton. (1:14)

Ralph Thorne

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After losing one of his men to German machine gun fire near Stuttgart, Ralph Thorne describes dealing with the letters and questions from the soldier's family members. (3:27)

Ralph Turner

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Ralph Turner and the other mechanics in his squad receive their first P38s, much to their delight. (Interview contributed by Dale Niesen) (2:54)

Ralph Way

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He was trained in the Army Air Corps as an aircraft mechanic, specializing in hydraulics. Ralph Way would put his training to work in Karachi, which was in India at the time. He serviced cargo planes flying over the Himalayas to supply the war effort against the Japanese in China. (4:05)

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India was the strangest country Ralph Way had ever seen. The beggars and the street vendors were very odd to him. Most of the town of Karachi was off limits to the men, who had only a USO club to fight the boredom. (3:16)

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Flying over the Hump, the Himalayas, tested the abilities of both pilots and planes. The maneuvers required made small loads a necessity. Ralph Way was part of the ground crew, but he needed flight time to get the flight pay, so he would hitch rides to get in his hours. (2:50)

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The men at the air base in India were due for some badly needed R&R, so they were shipped off to a rest camp. Ralph Way remembers watching the monkeys in the trees and thinking how nice it would be to have one of those monkeys. How, exactly, could you make that happen? (3:32)

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Ralph Way was an aircraft mechanic in India, maintaining cargo planes. He recalls one incident in which a pilot couldn't tell if the landing gear was up or down. That was resolved successfully, but there was another incident regarding propellers which did not end so well. (5:29)

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Ralph Way recalls two things from his service in India which made him laugh. One of them left an aircraft dangling from utility pole wires, another left him in water up to his knees. (3:45)