"I was 24-years-old and engaged to get married," Mr. Barnard said. Then he was on his way to fight in the North African Campaign of World War II. Mr. Barnard said the job also included, "any mechanical work and you was also the waist gunner." "Crew chief was in charge of all mechanical work on that plane," Mr. Barnard said. He saw a lot of fighting during his more than three years of fighting in World War II.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2017 03:56 UTC