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Cheerio and Best Wishes: Letters from a World War II Hoosier Pilot
Schneck, Ralph H., Schneck, Donald R.
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Description for Cheerio and Best Wishes: Letters from a World War II Hoosier Pilot
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly. The outbreak of World War II enabled him to fulfill that dream. Cheerio and Best Wishes is told entirely through the letters he wrote to his family and friends. Detailed narrative and commentary provide explanation and background information. One hundred thirty-eight letters are presented in this book. It is highly unusual to find this many letters from one person, curated by his family and recently rediscovered by his son, along with carefully created photograph albums. The story starts in rural southern ... Read more
This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly. The outbreak of World War II enabled him to fulfill that dream. Cheerio and Best Wishes is told entirely through the letters he wrote to his family and friends. Detailed narrative and commentary provide explanation and background information. One hundred thirty-eight letters are presented in this book. It is highly unusual to find this many letters from one person, curated by his family and recently rediscovered by his son, along with carefully created photograph albums. The story starts in rural southern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536402
SKU
V9781557536402
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17
About Schneck, Ralph H., Schneck, Donald R.
In 1941, Ralph H. Schneck was a young man working for a grocery distributor in Evansville, Indiana. When the world erupted in war, it threw Ralph and thousands like him into military service. Ralph excelled in every aspect of his training, becoming a respected lead pilot in the Eighth Air Force. After a short period of civilian life, he was ... Read more
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