Fly Boy Heroes, James H. Hallas
Fly Boy Heroes, James H. Hallas
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Fly Boy Heroes
The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients of the Air War against Japan

Author: James H. Hallas

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 17 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2022

Synopsis

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John W. Finn, though suffering multiple wounds, continued to man his machine gun against waves of Japanese aircraft attacking the Kaneohe Bay Naval Station during the infamous Pearl Harbor raid. Just over three years later, as World War II struggled into its final months, a B-29 radioman named Red Erwin lingered near death after suffering horrific burns to save his air crew in the skies off Japan. They were the first and last of thirty U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps aviation personnel awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions against the Japanese during World War II. They included pilots and crewmen manning fighters and dive bombers and flying boats and bombers. One was a general. Another was a sergeant. Some shot down large numbers of enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Others sacrificed themselves for their friends or risked everything for complete strangers.Who were these now largely forgotten men? Where did they come from? What insp

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Goodreads review by Casey on January 29, 2022

This is a well researched and written book on the title subject. Each chapter is devoted to a each Medal of Honor winner and what they did to deserve the medal. These men, many who gave their lives to save others, need to be remembered and this book accomplishes that task. I recommend this book to a......more

Goodreads review by Bill on June 22, 2024

This book covers a very important topic- the stories of the 30 Medal of Honor recipients in aviation during WWII in the pacific theater. Each of these men went above and beyond to help the United States defeat Japan. Often they saved the lives of countless others and sometimes sacrificed themselves......more

Goodreads review by CASPER on March 17, 2022

James Hallas produces another worthwhile book on the Pacific Theatre in the Second World War. This time focusing on the brave and dedicated Aviators of the Navy, Army Air Corp pilots as well as the Marine Corp Aviators flying off of rough unfinished fields on islands as well as from Aircraft Carrier......more

Goodreads review by Ron on January 06, 2022

A truly interesting novel on the pilots who received the Medal of Honor in the Pacific during WW2. The stories are personal looks into the life of each recipient and the stories on why they were nominated for the award. Their heroism should be an inspiration to us all. A great read! Thank you to #Net......more

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