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Author:
Mason, Keith W., author.
Title:
My war in Italy : on the ground and in flight with the 15th Air Force / Keith W. Mason.
Publisher:
University of Missouri Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Mason, Keith W.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
United States.--Air Force, 15th.--Air Force, 15th.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
Bombing, Aerial--Europe--History--20th century.
Notes:
New Book -- May -- 2016
Contents:
The Awakening -- Getting There -- Enlisting: on to Primary Training School, Corsicana, Texas -- To Basic Flight School, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas -- To Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, San Antonio -- Assignment to Randolph Field: Flight Instructor -- Post Pearl Harbor: Instructing at Randolph Field -- To Enid Army Air Base, Enid, Oklahoma -- To B-24 Transition School, Fort Worth, Texas -- To Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona -- Assignment to the 460th Bombardment Group, Savannah, Georgia -- To Mitchel Field, New York -- To Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida -- To Oudna, Tunis -- Flight to Spinazzola, Italy -- The Air Base: Getting Settled -- FIrst Mission and Aftermath -- The Great American Nissen Hut Heist -- The Operations Office: Personnel and Problems -- Firearms and Complications -- Ravin' Haven -- Replacement Crews -- Sky Warriors -- The Nature of the Beast -- My Watershed Mission -- Fear and Faith -- Mental Disconnect and Lapses -- Recreation -- Of Chickens and Italy -- The This Love of Mine Incident -- Medals -- Rough Times -- Last Mission and Homeward Bound -- Postscript.
Series:
The American military experience series
ISBN:
0826220592
9780826220592
OCLC:
(OCoLC)891854545
Locations:
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)
VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)

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