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Title Finish forty and home : the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific / Phil Scearce ; [forewody by Jesse E. Stay].
Author Scearce, Phil, 1962-
Publication Info. Denton : University of North Texas Press : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, 2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  940.5449 SCE    Check Shelves
Description xiv, 373 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Series Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; bk. 5
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-360) and index.
Summary The true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe.
Contents Sergeant at seventeen -- Hawaii -- First mission -- Nauru -- Air raid -- Chance -- May 1943 -- The squadron's objectives -- The Pacific preferred -- Softening Tarawa -- Forever consequences -- Losing altitude fast -- Back to Hawaii -- Last flights -- Ask the man who owns one -- The meaning of boxes -- Guam -- Back in business -- Halfway to forty -- January 1945 -- Endings for some.
Subject Scearce, Herman, 1925-
United States. Army -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Radio operators -- United States -- Biography.
Radar operators -- United States -- Biography.
B-24 bomber -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
Pacific Area -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Added Title Finish 40 and home
ISBN 9781574413168 (hbk. : alk. paper) : $29.95
1574413163 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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