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03431aam a2200313 i 4500 001 A6348754F24811EE8A4A406D47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240404010030 008 230621t20232023pauaf b 001 0beng 020 $a 076436636X 020 $a 9780764366369 035 $a (OCoLC)1384499026 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Busha, James P., $e author. 245 10 $a Bazooka Charlie : $b the unbelievable story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer / $c James P. Busha ; with Carol (Carpenter) Apacki. 264 1 $a Atglen, PA : $b Schiffer Military, $c [2023] 300 $a 248 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-245) and index. 505 00 $g 221. $t Remembered by Deeds Alone $g 16 -- $g Chapter 2 $t Poor and Proud $g 20 -- $g Chapter 3 $t Self-Discovery $g 29 -- $g Chapter 4 $t Dance of Destiny $g 34 -- $g Chapter 5 $t Brothers in Arms $g 40 -- $g Chapter 6 $t Roughing It in Miami $g 49 -- $g Chapter 7 $t Reach for the Sky $g 61 -- $g Chapter 8 $t A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing $g 73 -- $g Chapter 9 $t Leap of Faith $g 81 -- $g Chapter 10 $t One of Patton's Boys $g 92 -- $g Chapter 11 $t Sharpening the Sword $g 110 -- $g Chapter 12 $t Strangers in a Strange Land $g 119 -- $g Chapter 13 $t Leading the Charge $g 131 -- $g Chapter 14 $t Fistful of Rockets $g 140 -- $g Chapter 15 $t Death Is My Copilot $g 153 -- $g Chapter 16 $t Rain, Mud, and Misery $g 161 -- $g Chapter 17 $t Nothing to Cheer About $g 171 -- $g Chapter 18 $t A New Enemy $g 187 -- $g Chapter 19 $t A Teacher's Wisdom $g 204 -- $g Chapter 20 $t Remembered by Deeds Alone $g 221. 520 $a "Major Charles Carpenter made headlines during the Second World War when he affixed six bazookas to his tiny Piper L-4 observation plane and began attacking German tanks. "Bazooka Charlie" and his plane "Rosie the Rocketer" were profiled in a variety of military and civilian publications, including the iconic Stars & Stripes. The major was a high school educator in the civilian world, teaching history and coaching football. Carpenter was talented, highly intelligent, and athletically gifted, but the war truly tested him. In 1945, the dashing pilot was forced out of the cockpit and into a hospital bed by Hodgkin's lymphoma, which was discovered in his neck. In addition to the enemy and terminal cancer, Carpenter also battled cynicism and guilt, particularly in regard to the state of his marriage, which was on the brink of failure by the time he returned home from Europe. Charles Carpenter died in 1966, having resumed his career, salvaged his marriage, and long outlived the timeline afforded him by his doctors in the initial prognosis. This revealing biography of the famous pilot was made possible through the collaboration of noted aviation author and magazine editor Jim Busha, and Carpenter's daughter, Carol Apacki. Along with memories of her father in his postwar years, Carol provided a treasure trove of wartime correspondence between Charles and his wife, Elda Carpenter." -- book jacket. 600 10 $a Carpenter, Charles M., $d 1912-1966. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army Air Forces $v Biography. 650 0 $a Fighter pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 rvmgf 700 1 $a Apacki, Carol, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20240404010400.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A6348754F24811EE8A4A406D47ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search