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100 1  Pappalardo, Joe,|eauthor. 
245 10 Inferno :|bthe true story of a B-17 gunner's heroism and 
       the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history /|cJoe
       Pappalardo. 
246 30 True story of a B-17 gunner's heroism and the bloodiest 
       military campaign in aviation history 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bSt. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. 
       Martin's Publishing Group,|c2020. 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    vi, 343 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color), map ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Introduction: Ghost in the memorabllia -- Hokie goes to 
       war -- May 1, 1943 -- Missions and medal -- Deflection 
       shots -- Postwar dream. 
520    "Joe Pappalardo's Inferno tells the true story of the men 
       who flew the deadliest missions of World War II, and an 
       unlikely hero who received the Medal of Honor in the midst
       of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. 
       There's no higher accolade in the U.S. military than the 
       Medal of Honor, and 472 people received it for their 
       action during World War II. But only one was demoted right
       after: Maynard Harrison Smith. Smith is one of the most 
       unlikely heroes of the war, where he served in B-17s 
       during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany
       from England. From his juvenile delinquent past in 
       Michigan, through the war and during the decades after, 
       Smith's life seemed to be a series of very public 
       missteps. The other airmen took to calling the 5-foot, 5-
       inch airman "Snuffy" after an unappealing movie character.
       This is also the man who, on a tragically mishandled 
       mission over France on May 1, 1943, single-handedly saved 
       the crewman in his stricken B-17. With every other gunner 
       injured or bailed out, Smith stood alone in the fuselage 
       of a shattered, nameless bomber and fought fires, treated 
       wounded crew and fought off fighters. His ordeal is part 
       of a forgotten mission that aircrews came to call the May 
       Day Massacre. The skies over Europe in 1943 were a charnel
       house for U.S. pilots, who were being led by tacticians 
       surprised by the brutal effectiveness of German defenses. 
       By May 1943 the combat losses among bomb crews were a 
       staggering 40 to 50 percent. The backdrop of Smith's story
       intersects with some of the luminaries of aviation history,
       including Curtis Lemay, Ira Eaker and "Hap" Arnold, during
       critical times of their storied careers. Inferno also 
       examines Smith's life in a new, comprehensive light, 
       through the use of exclusive interviews of those who knew 
       him (including fellow MOH recipients and family) as well 
       as public and archival records. This is both a thrilling 
       and horrifying story of the air war over Europe during 
       WWII and a fascinating look at one of America's forgotten 
       heroes"--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    There's no higher accolade in the U.S. military than the 
       Medal of Honor, and 472 people received it for their 
       action during World War II. But only one was demoted right
       after: Maynard Harrison Smith. Smith served in B-17s 
       during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany
       from England; the other airmen called the 5-foot, 5-inch 
       airman "Snuffy" after an unappealing movie character. On a
       tragically mishandled mission over France on May 1, 1943, 
       Smith single-handedly saved the crewman in his stricken B-
       17. With every other gunner injured or bailed out, Smith 
       stood alone in the fuselage of a shattered, nameless 
       bomber and fought fires, treated wounded crew and fought 
       off fighters. Pappalardo examines Smith's life through 
       interviews of those who knew him, as well as public and 
       archival records. -- adapted from jacket 
600 10 Smith, Maynard H. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy Air Forces.|bBombardment Group, 306th
       |xAerial gunners|vBiography. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy Air Forces.|bAir Force, 8th
       |vBiography. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xRegimental histories|zUnited States.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xAerial operations, American. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns|zWestern Front. 
650  0 Medal of Honor|vBiography. 
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