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Thaddeus Sobieski

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Thaddeus Sobieski tells the story behind the Silver Star he received for one dangerous scouting patrol in Korea. Provided by the Emory University School of Law Oral History Project, World War II Era. (10:45)

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk

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Dutch Van Kirk remembers one particular mission where his B-17 bombed the wrong target in France during World War II. (1:08)

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After having served with Paul Tibbets in Europe and North Africa, Dutch Van Kirk gets contacted by Tibbets for a very special and secretive mission in late 1944. (2:02)

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Dutch Van Kirk describes why Hiroshima was chosen as an atomic bomb target by the United States. (:59)

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Dutch Van Kirk describes the differences between the two atomic bombs dropped over Japan, the "Fat Man" and "Little Boy", and how each worked. (3:09)

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Dutch Van Kirk describes the inherent complications in having 100 bombers in the air at the same time over Europe. (1:20)

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Dutch Van Kirk talks about special missions delivering VIPs into North Africa before the invasion in 1942. (2:30)

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Dutch Van Kirk talks about why he thinks the atomic bombs were necessary to help end the war with Japan. (:58)

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Dutch Van Kirk recalls his first experience as a B-17 navigator during World War II. (1:34)

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Dutch Van Kirk, a B-17 navigator, lists the typical targets that his squadron bombed in Europe. (1:22)