Yes— long gone 8th Air Force B-17 pilot— survived all of his missions— including Czechoslovakia Brux oil targets and those in Leipzig. Loved good food and beer— will always remember comments one time when bringing cold Urquell Pilsner one year on Independence Day. He “teared up” when he read the label— and said “lost more than few friends over that city”. Tough Southern gentleman- like other 50% survivors of WWII in the family.
They truly were the Greatest Generation.