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Off I Went Into the Wild Blue Yonder

Name: Off I Went Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Author: John James Knudsen
ISBN: 9781589804944

by John James Knudsen

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Overview

One Army Air Corps soldier's ordeals during World War II. Written in the personable voice of someone reflecting honestly on his life's journey, this autobiography is full of anecdotes of a Depression-era Montana boyhood and culminates with the author's training for service as a B-17 pilot and subsequent role as a flight instructor.

Synopsis

This autobiography details the author's service in the Army Air Corps during World War II. It starts in Montana and then covers growing up during the Great Depression, attending college in Los Angeles, and logging B-17 pilot hours in the Air Corps.