Lt. Norman C. Schroeder's B-17 was shot down near Rennes, France on his 13th mission. He evaded capture for two weeks while walking by himself to Poitiers. By chance he met a blacksmith who got him into the French Resistance. He was hidden for two months in homes and a POW camp. After a failed attempt to fly him back to Britain he was sent to Paris to be taken care of by the Burgundy Line. He was taken care of by famous women of this ecape line and brought by train to Perpignan, France. He made three attempts to cross the Pyrenees in December and January and eventually arrived in Barcelona, Spain. He made it back to England and home to NJ for his 21st birthday.