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May 2022

38m 17s

EP297: Making Peace with My Sister’s Kil...

About this episode

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family member and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others. John O'Neil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, tells us how Lt. Bill Owen's crew managed to become the first B-17 crew to drop bombs in the heart of the Third Reich.

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00:00 - Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer

37:00 - The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin During WW2

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