My God Is My Co Pilot Col Robert L Scott Bio
The story traces Col Robert L Scott from West Point to earning wings at Kelly Field, serving as a long-time instructor, and rebounding after being deemed too old for combat. He pilots a bomber to India, earns a Kittyhawk, flies over Burma as a famed "one man air force," leads the 23rd Fighter Group as its commander, and faces peril on a perilous Hong Kong mission.
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Robert Scott
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India
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Burma
Hongkong
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Cooper
China
Bart Carleton
Kweilin
Pilots hold fast to nerves as air alerts test grit
In China in late November fighter pilots await orders while playing gin and poker between alert calls. They reflect on fear of the phone and the lure of combat, the training that carries them, and the peril of missions against Hongkong, Canton, Hankow, and Hankow’s docks.
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Hongkong
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Johnny Alison
Hankow
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Sienning
Morgan
Yoyang
Jap Air Force
Ernie Pyle on North Africa War Realities and Critics
Ernie Pyle notes the North Africa campaign is tougher and longer than home folks expect, citing a green army facing seasoned German and French resistance. He describes Axis sympathizers in North Africa, a cautious policy toward arrests, and the impact of nurses and medical staff on morale amid ongoing casualties and illness.
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Algeria
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Tunisia
North Africa
Africa
Army Hospital Cuts Red Tape at Frontline Ward
The facility has treated over 1000 patients with no losses as doctors praise swift access. Surgeons report more than 125 operations while staff welcome any patient regardless of status. Wood for stoves is scarce and sometimes stolen amid the tents.
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