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Mike Croissant
May 263 min read
The 28th Man
Twenty-eight American airmen lost their lives on the 25 April 1945 bombing raid on Linz, Austria. Due to tough editorial choices that had...
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Mike Croissant
May 69 min read
Tom Bullock earns the Distinguished Flying Cross
“We were on the bomb run, and we noticed that the anti-aircraft fire from the ground was very accurate,” First Lieutenant Tom Bullock,...
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Mike Croissant
Feb 73 min read
Ken Becker's morning thoughts - and an incredible memory I verified
Ken Becker, a navigator in the 99th Bomb Group, was my friend, and spending hours with him on the deck of his lakeside home in Wisconsin...
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Mike Croissant
Aug 5, 20233 min read
Doc Demmond’s crash landing
I had to make tough editorial choices for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, given how much research material I collected. Here's a story I found...
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Mike Croissant
Feb 17, 20225 min read
The Race to War’s End: A Tale of Three War-Weary B-24 Liberators
When the 485th Bomb Group arrived at Venosa airfield, Italy, in February 1944 to begin combat operations, it had 72 B-24 Liberator...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 6, 20219 min read
“I Wasn’t Just Scared, I Was Petrified”
One of the most difficult editorial decisions I had to make for Bombing Hitler's Hometown was to cut the passage about my buddy, Ray...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 30, 20214 min read
A B-17 Navigator on the Fifteenth Air Force's One and Only Raid on Berlin
Although I interviewed more than fifty veterans for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, I couldn't use every story and anecdote in the book. I...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 1, 20215 min read
Unbowed: The Story of Art Jurado
I conducted extensive interviews and research for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but there was no way to include every story and anecdote in...
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Mike Croissant
Dec 19, 20204 min read
"We approached each mission with solemnity, trepidation, fear, and thoughts of dying today, perhaps”
I used extensive first-hand accounts for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but I inevitably had to make some tough decisions about what to leave...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 28, 20206 min read
Shot at and Missed - The Story of Guyon Phillips
I interviewed more than fifty veterans for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but not all stories made it into the book. I hope you enjoy this...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 21, 20205 min read
A Rookie Bomber Crew’s Baptism by Fire (Part II)
“Pilot to left waist. Hallstead, are you working the chaff chute?” Second Lieutenant Charles Pillon asked of his radioman over the...
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