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This letter describes Tillman Gressitt's training in the air force. In one section he describes being tested and trained on how to deal with the effects of being under high altitude. According to Gressitt, cadets were put in a low pressure chamber…

This is Tillman Gressitt's map of the raid on Brescia which took place on April 5, 1945. Possible targets are circled in purple.

Photo of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight.

Letter from Tillman J. Gressitt to Mr. & Mrs J. Walter Gressitt while stationed in Ellington Field, Texas. In this letter, Gressitt describes some of the educational activities and tests that cadets undertook before they started serving in the war.…

This is Tillman Gressitt's map of the raid on Alessandria which took place on April 30, 1944. Possible targets are circled in purple.

Letter from Tillman Gressitt to Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Gressitt while stationed at Santa Ana, California.

This is Tillman Gressitt's map of the raid on Friedrichshafen which took place on July 18, 1944. Possible targets are circled in purple.

Letter from Tillman Gressitt to Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Gressitt while stationed in Italy.

This letter from Tillman Gressitt describes some of the hardships that soldiers encountered while stationed. Gressitt states that a severe windstorm knocked down several soldiers’ houses, movie houses, and windows. Many soldiers relied on the mail…

Handwritten letter home from Tillman to his parents about what he would like to do in the future and what universities that he is interested in going to upon his return.