You're right - he had the same story as a pioneer of strategic bombing with the 8th Air Force.
Here is the full photo from which the detail in the Times was taken (thanks to Paul James at the World War II 70th Anniversary Group at Facebook).
General Castle is similar to General Savage on “12 O’Clock High”.
You're right - he had the same story as a pioneer of strategic bombing with the 8th Air Force.
Here is the full photo from which the detail in the Times was taken (thanks to Paul James at the World War II 70th Anniversary Group at Facebook).
There is an error in the story in the third to the last paragraph. The missions of 11 Jan 44 were not to Brunswick and Schweinfurt but Brunswick and Oschersleben. I remembered that because my uncle’s B-17 was shot down over Oschersleben on that date.