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War Stories II : further accounts of Minnesotans who defended their nation.
Title:
War Stories II : further accounts of Minnesotans who defended their nation.
ISBN:
9780971194021
Publication Information:
Mounds View, Minnesota : Moonlit Eagle Productions, 2010
Physical Description:
304 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
General Note:
"A Project of the Minnesota American Legion".
Contents:
World War II: Battleship aviator, Tom Dougherty ; He saw it coming, Herman Ratelle ; One step forward, Ken Dahlberg ; Women Airforce service pilots, Elzabeth Wall Strohfus ; All the way to the top, John Vessey ; Age 23 and flying the fortresses, Bob Polich ; Exercise tiger, Winfred Polizin ; Over the seas, under the seas, Bud Quam ; "Hell on wheels" tank driver, Pecky Smilanich ; Mule skiner blues, Alton Knutson ; Once a PFC, always a PFC, Norbert McCrady ; Messages from Omaha Beach, Jim Mildenberger ; From seaman second class to rear admiral, Paul Norby ; He was always good with machines, Arthur Hedstrom ; The bomb disposal squad, Patrick Hogan ; Laying wire across Europe, John Finnegan ; 25 missions in an Avenger, Leon Frankel ; War really was hell, Marvin Hackbarth ; Bridge building, army style, Earl Hall ; Evading the enemy, William Cupp ; It was a two-ocean war, Jim Downey ; On two wings and a prayer, Ed Dunn ; One company's story, K-3-5, Jim Anderson ; Getting serious about war, Stewart Chester ; The Martin PBM Mariner, Jack Christopher ; Army nurse at Dachau, Vera Peters -- Korean War: "Look at those magnificent bastards", Kurt Wilhelm ; A prisoner of the Chinese, 999 days, Wayne Pickett -- Vietnam War: Special Forces, Tim Kirk ; The point man, Clark Dyrud ; Freedom fighter, Khao Insixiengmay ; Seeing things in black and white, Richard Bergling ; Hoping the chopper wasn't for him, Mike Clark -- Iraq: Protecting the convoys in Iraq, John Hobot -- Afghanistan: The long and winding road, Patrick Sullivan.
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Summary:
Written accounts of people who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf.
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