Brave Man Fallen

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. The Story of the Man, His Crew, Their Planes and His Final Mission: Regensburg, Germany, 25 February 1944. Author's boyhood idol, bombardier aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress during 1944, flying from Deopham Green Airbase, England, with 452nd Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force. Included is the bombardier's personal war diary plus biographies and memories of three of the surviving crew members. Moving tribute to those who served and died in the Eighth Air Force, and to the few who survive today. 88 photos, 3 illustrations, 3 documents.