Simmons walter 1908 2006 (1 risultati)
Altre immaginiEditore: Books, inc., distributed by E.P. Dutton & Co., inc., New York, 1943 1943
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Da: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st Dutton printing ; brown cloth with black lettering, no dustjacket ; with an article of Joe Foss from the February 2003 American Legion Magazine, "The World According to Joe Foss", laid in ; The top American Fighter Ace of World War Two recounts his experiences, co…mbats and victories in the skies above the Pacific. His citation for the Congressional Medal of Honour gives the bare unadorned facts about the eagle-eyed flyer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; "For outstanding heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Guadalcanal. Engaging in almost daily combat with the enemy from 9 October to 19 November 1942, Captain Foss personally shot down 23 Japanese planes and damaged others so severely that their destruction was extremely probable. In addition, during this period, he successfully led a large number of escort missions, skillfully covering reconnaissance, bombing, and photographic planes as well as surface craft. On 15 January 1943, he added 3 more enemy planes to his already brilliant successes for a record of aerial combat achievement unsurpassed in this war. Boldly searching out an approaching enemy force on 25 January, Captain Foss led his 8 F-4F Marine planes and 4 Army P-38's into action and, undaunted by tremendously superior numbers, intercepted and struck with such force that 4 Japanese fighters were shot down and the bombers were turned back without releasing a single bomb. His remarkable flying skill, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit were distinctive factors in the defense of strategic American positions on Guadalcanal." ; One of the most thrilling combat memoirs written of World War Two. ; G. Book.
