Scope and Contents note Materials contain Richard Junius Pettit's memoir of his World War II experiences in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945. Bound memoir contains three main sections: Combat; Internment, Prison, and Escape; and German Occupied France, France, Stateside, arranged chronologically and geographically. Describes his training and missions. Tells of anxieties of initial bombing missions, which had a 10% fatality rate. Discusses hardships, dilemmas and orders to escape from an internment camp at...