But what was a Second Assistant Postmaster doing in this crowd? Then the penny dropped-stamp collectors. Spencer, including the stewardess, Miss Dorothy Bohannon. There was also a crew of seven under Captain Charles C. The Second Assistant was one of 12 passengers on a VIP flight filled with wire-service correspondents, a radio reporter, airline top brass, and the governor of Massachusetts, the Honorable Maurice J. Sullivan, while the Boston Daily Globe had it as “Gael Sullivan.” Perhaps Sullivan had to shout the spelling of his name to reporters to be heard over the drone of the Douglas DC-4’s big radial engines as the unpressurized airplane cruised eastbound at 8,000 feet over the North Atlantic. The New York Times said his name was Gail E. Too many of our service people ended up more or less "learning on the job" due to lack of proper preparation prior to going into combat.At first I couldn’t figure out what a Second Assistant Postmaster General was doing on a transatlantic press junket to London in late 1945. This lack of preparation also led to increased civilian losses due to errant bombs due to the lack of competent training particularly early in the war. What is particularly notable is the fact that military casualties were MUCH higher due to the lack of preparation of our armed forces between World Wars I and II, due to the isolationist mood of a substantial chunk of the country.
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All in all, an excellent series for the semi-casual World War II or history buff without getting into excruciation detail.
Plenty of pictures, both recent and "back in the day." What is particularly nice is the stories told by the people who served at the particular bases covered. The is a bit of overlap in volume 2, but not bothersome. This applies to all four volumes of the "Forgotten Fields" series: Nicely told tales of the rapid build-up of the United States' Army Air Forces leading up to and during World War II. Again, a very readable and enjoyably interesting series! Too many of our service people ended up more or less "learning on the job" due to lack of proper preparation prior to going into combat. Not all installations are listed because the list would change each month. The appendix lists the names and locations of about 700 Army Air Force installations in use in the U. The book has about 220 photos that show the fields activities,and the field as it was then and is now. To write the book, the author visited the fields, researched their history, and interviewed those who were there. In total 12 former training fields are detailed. Bases include, Freeman Field, Chanute Field, Smyrna Army Air Field, Ephrata Army Air Field, and Hendricks Field. Other chpaters tell about basic flight training,(Coffeyville Army Air Field), B-17 pilot training,(Lockbourne Army Air Field), etc. For example, the first chapter (Atterbury Army Air Field)tells how they built these "temporary" bases in about six months time.
Each chapter focuses on an airbase to tell part of that story. This book tells the story of the build up of the USAAF training program in the U.S.
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