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It was our first mission... "Big B" (Berlin)... a tough mission, lots of flak... but we finally landed. The crew left the plane and finally I staggered out, my face covered with blood, and collapsed on the ground. The pilot Don Hassig called the ambulance. As we waited, I could dimly hear the crew in the background saying that I had finished the mission… even though I had been wounded… implying I was a hero. Not so! I had put my hat on, stood up, hit the roof and drove the fastener that secured my insignia to my 50 mission hat right through my forehead!