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	Browsing 40 item(s) in: AC McMillan African American Museum\nBonham-Fannin County History Collection\nBritish Museum\nCollin County Historical Society\nCommerce Public Library\nCotton Belt Railroad\nDelta County Museum\nDelta County Public Library\nJeana Yeager Collection\nNational Conversation on Writing\nNortheast Texas History and Genealogy Center at W. Walworth Harrison Library\nParis Public Library\nPittsburg-Camp County Public Library\nRains County Public Library\nRed River County Public Library\nRuby Allmond Collection\nThe Louise Tobin and Peanuts Hucko Jazz Collection\nSulphur Springs Public Library\nWinnsboro History Project\nWorld War II\n     Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Ridgel's WWII Journal WWII This is Ridgel McKinney's WWII war journal. Thoughout his experiences he documented 38 of the 50 missions he flew. 2. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 01 WWII 4-29-44; Yugoslavia; Target; Alessadria; Marshling Yards; Results; Killed two Chickens, one cow and destroyed one toilet. 3. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 02 WWII 5-5-44; Yugoslavia; Target; Troops at Podorica; Results; We blasted hell out of the troops and an important bridge. 4. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 03 WWII 5-7-44; Double Mission; Target; Buchrest; Romania; Results; We blasted the Town and marshling yards; Flak was heavy we received 6 flak holes in our ship. 5. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 04 WWII They were waiting for us we caught hell. Lost 29 planes, 20 % of them. Lt. Easman and crew went down on one in a flat sping. Lt Boawn and creat went down on our right in a ball of flames. Staff sgt. c 6. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 05 WWII 5-12-44; Italy; Target; Cesena Harbor and Marshling Yards; Results; Harbor and railroad knocked out. 7. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 06 WWII 5-13-44; Italy; target; Marshling yards at Vieregio; Results; Destroyed marshling yards and part of city. 8. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 07 WWII 5-17-44; Italy; Target; Iron Mine, Plant and Harbor on Elba Island; Result; We wiped the island off the map. The island produced 60% or all Italian iron. Lt. Miler, pilot was killed by flak. 9. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 08 WWII 5-18-44; Yugoslavia; Target; Beograd; Results; Bombed the town on radar through clouds. Flak poured up through white clouds at us. Only saw two enemy fighters.; Reported later that we did a good job. 10. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 10 WWII Double mission; 5-24-44; Target; Germany; Wiener Neustadt; Results; Bombed through clouds damage unknown. Lost 2 pleanes by fighters and 12 men that returned were wounded at our field. ; (Radar was us 11. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 11 WWII 5-27-44; Target; Salon De Provincial NYY France; Result; Tore the yard up and storage houses around it. Flak was pretty heavy but fighters were few.; Recieved some small holes. Only saw 2 planes go do 12. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 12 WWII Double Mission; 5-29-44; Germany; Target; Wiener Neustadt; Airplane Factory; Results; Hit the target. Our C.O. Col. Haldeman and Col. Henderson and both crews went down beside many other planes from o 13. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 13 WWII Double Mission; 5-30-44; Germany-Austria; Target; Weis-Airplane Factory; Results; Destroyed Same, Flak pretty heavy and some fighter opposition saw a few planes go down. Our ship didnt get hit bad. 14. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 14 WWII Double mission; 6-2-44; Target; Marshling yards and supplie on russin front. Result; destroyed same 15. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 15 WWII 6-4-44; France; Target; Bridge on the Coast ; Results; Hit the target flak pretty heavy 16. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 16 WWII Double Mission; 6-6-44; Romania (Ploesti); Target; Oil Refinery and Marshling Yards; Results; Hit the target flak heavy as hell few fighters; Received several hits on our plane. 17. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 17 WWII Invasion Normandy; 6-7-44; France; Target; Bridge and Factory Near St. Loe; Results; Both destroyed; We reveived nine Casualties.; three holes in our ship. Destroyed Vire river Bridge traines and troo 18. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 18 WWII 6-10-44; Italy; target; Oil Refinery and Storage Tanks Large ST in Italy. (Marghera); Results; Hit the target and saw big fires from burning oil. Flak heavy and fighters come in received 3 more holes 19. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 19 WWII 6-10-44 our groups in a raid on oil storage in Romania on the Danube River. Lost five planes. Two from our Sqdron. One crashed at the field. St. Silvern and crew went down in flame only 2 were seen to 20. Ridgel's WWII Journal entry 20 WWII 6-13-44; On a raid to Munich today our group never got there we lost the whole fox element in which my old crew piloted by Lt. Eiber went down under fighter fire.; For the past week have had the air f
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