We Band of Brothers

Type

Book

Authors

R. E. Peppy Blount

ISBN 10

1571684565

ISBN 13

9781571684561

Tags

Aviation, World War II, East Texas, Blount

Description

The 345th Bomb Group, Air Apaches, Fifth Air Force, as the first full Air Force Combat Group sent to the Pacific in World War II, added a new dimension to the ever-growing saga of the B-25 . . . a minimum altitude bomber-strafer. We Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of their use of the B-25 in the finest tradition and heritage of their use of the B-25 in the finest tradition and heritage of the U.S. Air Force. - Lt. General J.H. Doolittle (Retired), U.S. Air Force. R.E. Peppy Blount has been a public figure in Texas since he returned from the South Pacific as a veteran of World War II. Captain Blount was highly decorated with honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was also awarded the DAR Medal of Honor and inducted into the CAF Combat Airman's Hall of Fame in 1999. - from Amzon

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