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01956aam a2200337Ki 4500 001 56B714B2947611EC9377849E3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220223010020 008 200226s2020 enkabf b 001 0beng d 020 $a 1472840038 020 $a 9781472840035 (hc) : 040 $a SINLB $b eng $e rda $c SINLB $d SINLB $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d OCL $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 082 04 $a 940.544973092 100 1 $a Molesworth, Carl, $e author. $0 (local)386187 245 10 $a Flying Tiger ace : $b the story of Bill Reed, China's shining mark / $c Carl Molesworth. 246 30 $a Story of Bill Reed, China's shining mark 264 1 $a Oxford : $b Osprey Publishing, $c ©2020. 300 $a 335 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), color maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-317) and index. 520 $a After a challenging childhood in Depression-era Iowa, Bill Reed joined the US Army Air Corps, but with the outbreak of WWII, he resigned his commission and traveled to China to fly for the American Volunteer Group, the legendary Flying Tigers. He flew 75 missions before returning home. He returned to China, flying with the Chinese-American Composite Wing before tragically losing his life in a parachute jump. 600 10 $a Reed, Bill. $0 (local)386193 610 10 $a China. $b American Volunteer Group $b American Volunteer Group $v Biography. $0 (local)386188 610 10 $a United States. $b China Air Task Force $b China Air Task Force $v Biography. $0 (local)386191 650 0 $a Air pilots, Military $z United States $v Biography. $0 (local)209102 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American $v Biography. $0 (local)386189 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z China. $0 (local)386190 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012022702.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20220223011609.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=56B714B2947611EC9377849E3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search