Incidents In The Life of a B-25 Pilot

About the Book

The stories of war are generally about valor, excitement and/or achievements.

However, wartime military service is mostly composed of training, waiting with boredom and a little action for a few people. This collection is composed of stories of incidents that reflect my attitudes, beliefs and feelings that occurred to me during World War II. My combat experience was as a pilot of a B-25C, a medium altitude bomber, and B-25C-l, a modified B-25C for low level bombing and strafing, during parts of 1942 and 1943. I remember these incidents very clearly.

       Historians, who research records of events of the past, often interpret the events with a value system that was developed years after the events occurred. This gives a distorted picture of what happened and why it happened. I hope to help the readers of this collection to see the events through my eyes rather than through the filters of their experiences. The events or incidents did happen and made an impression on me.

About the Author

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The Author was employed in the Aerospace Industry after his Military Service. He has a Master's Degree in Business and has been a Real Estate Broker. In September 1940, he received a license as a private pilot and in November 1941 enlisted as an Army Aviation Cadet. In May 1942, he received his pilot wings and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. His combat time was Aug.1942-Oct.1943.Over a period of several years, after retirement, he wrote a collection of stories of his reaction and beliefs about incidents he encountered during his military service in WW11.