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03507aam a22004098i 4500 001 9887A10A300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220909010236 008 210921s2022 cau b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2021046600 020 $a 0941936139 020 $a 9780941936132 035 $a (OCoLC)1272882152 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d KAY $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a p------ 050 00 $a D790.253 90th $b .L69 2022 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Low, Russell N., $e author. 245 14 $a The All-American crew : $b a true story of a World War II bomber and the men who flew it / $c Russell N. Low ; Bob Livingstone, technical advisor. 263 $a 2202 264 1 $a Fresno, California : $b Craven Street Books, $c [2022] 300 $a 387 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "An inspiring true story of teamwork, camaraderie, and Americans at war. On January 23, 1943, a B-24 Liberator bomber and its crew of ten men disappeared without a trace in New Guinea. Their families never knew what happened to them. Now, 80 years later, their long-forgotten letters and dusty photographs finally tell their story in The All-American Crew. Stanley Low did not want to be a hero and would not have welcomed the description. A Chinese American kid from Salem, Oregon, who wasn't yet old enough to vote or drink beer, Stan joined the army because there was a war on and it was his duty. As Stan trains to become a bomber nose gunner and heads into combat, he experiences loneliness, racism, his first beer, his first romance, and the horrors of war. Stan also forms a tight bond with his crewmates, who come from every American ethnicity and walk of life, including Irish American pilot Scott Regan and Jewish American bombardier Jerome Lesser. The ten men of Stan's bomber crew-rich and poor, from old American families and recent immigrants-form an all-American crew whose dedication to the country and their team elevates them above their individual differences. As the war heats up, Stan, his crewmates, and many other hastily trained bomber crews fly off dirt runways in the South Pacific tropics, thousands of miles from the nearest allied base, fighting the relentless forces of the Japanese Empire. The loss of life mounts at an alarming rate as many crews fail to return from missions. Those who survive quickly learn to fight. Now battle-hardened veterans, Stan and his crew fly toward their final rendezvous with destiny, willing to sacrifice everything for their country and each other. Celebrating American diversity and ideals of honor, bravery, and freedom, The All-American Crew is a magnificent true story of men at war"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Bombardment Group, 90th $b Bombardment Group, 90th $v Biography. 650 0 $a Flight crews $z United States $v Biography. $9 281048 650 0 $a B-24 (Bomber) $9 15249 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. $9 206756 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. $9 199082 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Chinese American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z United States. $9 206387 700 1 $a Livingstone, Bob, $d 1948- $e technical advisor. $9 597581 941 $a 1 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230425010500.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9887A10A300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search