For B-17 fans: (I posted something like this a couple of years back, and its worth posting again on a thread like this.)
At age 18, my second cousin (my dad’s cousin) was a B-17 flight engineer, shot down near Kiel in October ‘43. His plane was named “Deacon’s Sinners.” He barely made it out when the wing was blown off, with the parachute hanging on by a single hook. Spent 18 months as POW, finally to be liberated by Patton’s 3rd army after 18 day forced march at the close of the war. He published his book several years ago. The book is absolutely and amazingly incredible, so inspiring, and so full of minute details about what it was like in the hour by hour experiences of doing a B-17 mission and what they went through. Reading the book, you feel like you are actually there with him. Stories of camaraderie, Yankee spirit, survival as POW. On the net, if you search, there is a published interview or two that is equally as riveting as the book.
I have the privilege of talking to him now and then. Don’t know if its proper to mention his book by name on this forum, but will say am proud to share the same last name with him and his book could be easily looked up if anyone was interested.
Theo Matheny
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There’s no problem with mentioning a book like that anywhere, any time. Please do so!