No Man’s Sky
The Story of a B-17 Waist Gunner Who Flew Twenty-Nine Times over the Reich
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"These were the men who flew and fought in peril, half frozen, suspended in the air six miles about the ground. They wee more than ordinary men, Krieger, Hesseltine, Cox and Struempler were men doing an extra ordinary job."
"War is an abberation, but Nature has a system of renewal. It waits in spring time for a wake-up call, then it magically sends its message with an invitation for flowers and tree to bloom again."
"In the air, there was no place to hide, and every false move in the a B-17 Bomber was accentuated in a hostile, un friendly and unforgiving sky."
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In the fall of 1942, the first year of the war was ending. For young men in Bloomville (Ohio) Township High School’s senior class, school was the last opportunity to be free before graduation, adult responsibility, and manhood. For them and many other young men across the nation, war was about to become a reality, including J. Emerson Krieger. Life was about to turn in a new, dramatic, and uncharted direction. No Man’s Sky, by author R.C. Cline, narrates the story of Krieger, a combat flier in World War II. An aerial gunner, he protected his crew and plane with a Browning M-2 machine gun while flying twenty-nine perilous missions over the embattled skies of Germany. Through diaries, letters, photos, and personal records, this memoir chronicles Krieger’s service as a waist gunner, the youngest man in his crew. Offering insight into the challenges of war and combat during World War II, No Man’s Sky shares the story of Staff Sergeant Krieger and what life was like six miles in the sky in a B-17 bomber. It pays tribute to all of the men and women who have served our country.
About the Author
R.C. Cline is retired. He is a trained historian and writer. His wife says he is a gifted Irish story teller. He writes both poetry and prose. In a previous life, R.C. counseled students in a comprehensive high school in Riverside, California. He lives a contemplative life with his wife in a small college town in Southern California. He collects, reads, writes and enjoys fly fishing. You may find him on a quiet stream or in the white water rapids of Northern California, Oregon or Idaho.