![]() ![]() In January of 1945, 22 year-old John Phillips of Waterloo was part of a group of replacement troops sent to the 106th Infantry Division fighting the Battle of the Bulge. He tells about working on P-38 E airplanes, the hazards of taking off with extra belly tanks on short runways, and a deadly 30 day fog that claimed 8 of our planes. John worked with the 54th Fighter Squadron in the Aleutian Islands. John Schnepf served with the 11th Air Force as crew chief. Kenneth Lubben served in the Army as a PFC in the 546th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion, called the coast artillery corps at the time. World War II Veteran: Kenneth Lubben (Ken) After basic training, she worked on Cape Cod, Massachusetts making up the orders for the men going overseas. ![]() Mary Adams rode to Fort Des Moines in the back end of an open pickup truck on a cold December day to join the Army. ![]()
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