MANISTEE, Mich. -- They were tough, brave young men who during World War II flew long, dangerous missions in airplanes that seem incredibly primitive to us today.
On a bombing run over Germany in 1943 flight engineer Frank Lopetrone got shrapnel in his hand from anti-aircraft fire but didn't know he was wounded until he got back on the ground and stripped his glove off.
The unpressurized B-24 bombers were so cold at 30,000 feet that the crew's hands were always half-frozen, and he didn't feel the pain until they thawed after the plane returned to its base in Italy.
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