> Then, when I got to the Philippines, I learned about the Bataan Death March, and my Boy Scout troop got to hike it.
WOW!!! That would have been something, ay!
I can’t remember what book started my fascination with reading and history. I can recall being about nine and reading “They Were Expendable” by WL White, about the PT Boats in the Philippines, and a book called “Wing Leader” by John E Johnston, who was Britain’s top ace.
WW-II would have been a fascinating time to live thru. I feel privileged to have lived in a time when I could meet and talk to people who went thru it first-hand, the Greatest Generation. One by one they are leaving us, and one day soon there will be none left. None...
Excellent books...I have read them both. I am aviation buff, so “Wing Leader” was particularly interesting for me.
He got his commission in July 1945, so he just squeaked in, but he got the WWII ribbon.
He was a good man. He was, and remains a hero to me. Not because of his military service, but because the way he conducted himself as a man. He was honorable. I miss him so much, and wish I could talk to him again.