Cheerio and best wishes : letters from a World War II Hoosier pilot /

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This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly. The outbreak of World War II enabled him to fulfill that dream. Cheerio and Best Wishes is told entirely through the letters he wrote to his family and friends. Detailed narrative and commentary provide explana...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schneck, Ralph H., 1919-
Other Authors: Schneck, Donald R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Schneck, Ralph H., > 1919- > Correspondence.
Schneck, Ralph H., > 1919-
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
Air pilots, Military
Military operations, Aerial > American
Posey County (Ind.) > Biography.
Indiana > Posey County
United States
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Personal correspondence
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 I Want to be a Flier
  • Chapter 2 Class 42F: They Call us Dodos
  • Chapter 3 Sure Enough it was Henry Fonda
  • Chapter 4 Nothing to do but Fly
  • Chapter 5 A New Navigator
  • Chapter 6 She was Full-Blooded Portuguese
  • Chapter 7 V-Mail, Crackers, and Washing Socks
  • Chapter 8 The Big Show
  • Chapter 9 French Follies and the Broads
  • Chapter 10 Bombed to Pieces
  • Chapter 11 Friends and Family
  • Appendices
  • References and Resources
  • Index

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