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>> Sounds like tough duty, French Mediterrian.

My Dad flew as a gunner on a B-17 out of North Africa, on bombing runs ranging from Greece to Italy to southern France.

He recorded all his missions in a diary. Fascinating reading.

I don’t think it was quite as risky for the fliers out of North Africa as it was for those that flew from England over Europe, but it sure wasn’t any picnic either.

On the other hand, from what I have read, what the invading *ground forces* in Italy went through was pure-D hell...

God bless all those brave men. We owe them a great debt. They’re nearly all gone now; Dad passed away a couple years ago.

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I meant tough duty for the members of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.

I did one recovery mission in Laos back in 97.

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Reminds me of a friend who was with the Special Service Force made up of Americans and Canadians. He has passed on but I did get to buy his Ka-Bar(Case V-42 stolen while recovering) and Ulster folder and read his unit book. He was to have written a short story for a new book but died. Luckily I found a copy of the book in another town where an officer of the group lived.
My apologies for pursuing another path on this interesting thread.