Above the thunder : reminiscences of a field artillery pilot in World War II / Raymond C. Kerns.

An extraordinary memoir of an aviator?s service in the Pacific Theater --?If you?re looking for macho, fighting-man talk, you?ve picked up the wrong book. ... This is just an honest narration of some of my experiences ... during my service in the U.S. Army between 1940 and 1945.??Raymond C. Kerns --...

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Main Author: Kerns, Raymond C., 1921-2008
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Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, ©2009.
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505 0 |a Introduction: The heroic liaison pilots of World War II and the amazing Piper Cub L-4 / by Tom Baker -- Prologue -- The pineapple soldier -- Ninety-day wonders and fair-haired boys -- Kauai to Fortification Point -- Tornado task force -- Luzon : Lingayen to the hills -- Over the hills to Baguio -- Sashaying around up north -- Epilogue -- Appendix: History and specifications of the J-3 Piper Cub / by Tom Baker -- Notes / by Tom Baker. 
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