"By September of 1944, George had completed twenty of his required thirty-five combat missions. Fatigued in body and mind, if not in spirit, he welcomed the news that the Torchy Tess crew was getting four days rest, including liberty in London. Once again the entire crew took the train into the city, each man determined to have some fun and forget about the war. No one could say they had not earned the break. Over Munich, Stuttgart, Schweinfurt, Mercesberg and Berlin, the enemy had thrown everything it had at them, in the way of fighters and flak. They had fought and survived as a crew and were now as close as any blood family."
From the story: "The Belly Gunner and Big Ben"
