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June 10, 2019July 6, 2020 Mara Truslow Research & Travel, Uncategorized

Three Generations Reunited at Shipdham

75 years after WW2 ended and 20 years after my grandfather took his service to the grave, unearthing his story and visiting the English airbase where he flew 42 B-24 missions in Europe.

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May 17, 2019July 6, 2020 Mara Truslow research, Uncategorized

When Shipdham was a Stranger

When my grandfather passed away 20 years ago, I knew nothing about his WW2 service. Shipdham, a tiny village in England, where he was stationed during the war, led me back to his heroic story 75 years after it happened.

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April 7, 2019July 6, 2020 Mara Truslow research, Uncategorized

The Air War Wally Fought & My Research Sabbatical 75 Years Later

My grandfather took his WW2 story with the Mighty Eighth Air Force to the grave. On a four-month sabbatical, I retraced his steps in the war. An introduction to his story and the history of the mighty Eighth.

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8th Air Force in WWII Instagram

The entrance sign to the 68th Squadron of the 44th Bomb Group. ⁠⁠
Sergeant Sykes, a Waist Gunner on a B-24 crew, captured in the midst of a baseball game at Shipdham Airfield in July 1944.⁠
A 44th Bomb Group squadron party in June 1943 in the mess hall of Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
American GIs on the deck of the RMS Queen Mary in June 1945 en route to the United States after the war in Europe ended.⁠⁠
A windmill captured by American Airman RT Coleman during the war. Location unknown. ⁠⁠
American Airmen congregate at the Communal Site on Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
Ground crewmen at Shipdham Airfield during WWII. ⁠⁠
1944 was the coldest winter on record in 30 years at the American Airbases around Norwich, England. ⁠⁠

Operation Varsity Footage

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Flying Over 10 WWII Airbases Today

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