An Ace and His Angel
Memoirs of a WWII Fighter Pilot
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Herbert Brooks Hatch | ISBN: | 9781618587510 |
| Publisher: | Turner Publishing Company | Publication: | December 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Turner | Language: | English |
| Author: | Herbert Brooks Hatch |
| ISBN: | 9781618587510 |
| Publisher: | Turner Publishing Company |
| Publication: | December 1, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Turner |
| Language: | English |
This story was written by Herbert Brooks Hatch, Jr., one of America's living Fighter Pilot Aces from World War II. Hatch flew a P-38 with the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, out of Salsola, Italy. Except for a brief deployment to Corsice to cover the invasion of Southern France, he flew his 59 missions out of Foggia #3. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters. In his first book, An Ace and His Angel: Memoirs of a WWII Fighter Pilot, Hatch writes of the heroes and hardships endured by veterans of the Army Air Force.
This story was written by Herbert Brooks Hatch, Jr., one of America's living Fighter Pilot Aces from World War II. Hatch flew a P-38 with the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, out of Salsola, Italy. Except for a brief deployment to Corsice to cover the invasion of Southern France, he flew his 59 missions out of Foggia #3. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters. In his first book, An Ace and His Angel: Memoirs of a WWII Fighter Pilot, Hatch writes of the heroes and hardships endured by veterans of the Army Air Force.
