My War in Italy: On the Ground and in Flight with the 15th Air Force Volume 1

by Keith W. Mason

Six weeks before Pearl Harbor, Keith Mason received a $150 uniform allowance, a pair of silver wings, and his first assignment as a flight instructor: Randolph Field, Texas. Two years later, he was Squadron Officer in the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Spinazzola, Italy - flying the harrowing combat missions he dreamed of as a boy in rural Iowa.

As a memoir of one man's war years, Mason provides insight on the inner workings of serving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826220592
• ISBN13: 9780826220592
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"