My Life in the Service by Wayne N Horton
This book is a day-to-day account of the life of Jack E. Bates, a resident of Horseheads, New York, while serving his country in World War I. He originally volunteered for the infantry in 1944, but transferred to the Army Air Corp. After training as an armor gunner, he was assigned to a crew and sent to Australia where he served with the 2nd Bombardment Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group, Fifth Air Force. He spent his entire military career, up to the end of the war, in the Pacific theater. The diary follows him as he moves from base to base and throughout his forty-one missions. Jack Bates kept an amazingly accurate account of the things that went on around him including the bombing missions, etc. His diary follows him right through to the end of the war and his arrival back in the United States. The diary is augmented by three maps; a missions chart with detailed information concerning each of his missions; 189 photos of people, places and things; and a list of over two hundred servicemen who came in contact with Jack Bates while he was the postmaster of the unit at the end of the war. A bibliography and an index to full-names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780788453892 |
| ISBN 10 | 0788453890 |
| Title | My Life in the Service |
| Author | Wayne N Horton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Heritage Books |
| Year published | 2013-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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