One Small Town Boy: A B-17 Top Turret Gunner's WWII Odyssey

by Jack Goetz and Gerald A. Meehl

Book Overview

This first-person account describes the vivid and compelling World War II experiences of Jack Goetz, who flew twenty-five missions with the 544th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group based at Grafton Underwood, England, in the early stages of the air war over Europe from mid-1943 to early 1944. During his combat tour, he flew on B-17 bombers over German-occupied Europe as a gunner. These were hazardous missions that resulted in high casualty rates among B-17...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504957180
• ISBN13: 9781504957182
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"