The innocent cadet: becoming a World War II bombardier
Entering the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1943 after leaving his loving and religious family, Charles "Norm" Stevens was suddenly among men of many backgrounds, some differing markedly from his. The contrast served to emphasize his innocence. Appearing boyish, he endured ribbing from others who...
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Zusammenfassung: | Entering the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1943 after leaving his loving and religious family, Charles "Norm" Stevens was suddenly among men of many backgrounds, some differing markedly from his. The contrast served to emphasize his innocence. Appearing boyish, he endured ribbing from others who were older and more mature, more manly, but as training progressed he found he could compete both physically and mentally with most of them. He excelled in his classes, physical training, gunnery school and the rigors of the bombardier school at Midland, Texas. He finally earned his wings and a commission as a second lieutenant. As a bombardier on a B-17 crew, he sharpened his skills in the skies over the South. He made out his will and power of attorney with the rest of the men, then got ready to fly to England and combat, a bloody business he knew very little about.--From publisher description. |
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adam_text | TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
IX
THE TROLLEY
RIDE
1
DON
OLSON AND THE
DISCONSOLATE RECRUIT
4
THE SHOWER
8
WORK DETAILS
11
THE CORPORALS FLOOR
15
THE UNHAPPY RECRUIT
19
AN ACT OF FIRMNESS
22
DESERTS AND FIREFLIES
26
MORE ABOUT CARLO ZUNIGA
32
MEASLES AND MESS HALLS
36
VETERANS AMONG THE INNOCENT
41
THUNDERSTORMS
44
LITTLE RED LIGHTS
49
THE PSYCHIATRIST
54
THE ALAMO
63
BOMBARDIER
68
THOUGHTS OF HOME
72
THE KELLY CLIP
77
RUMORS AND RESOLVE
84
NIGHT TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
88
TOUCHING AIRPLANES
94
THE FACE AT THE LATRINE WINDOW
99
BREATH OF THE GULF
107
THE SWEET SMELL OF GRASS
112
THE SUNSHINE SPECIAL
120
TAIL GUNNER
VANIGLIA
124
THE WORLD S ON FIRE
130
OBSTACLES
138
HURRICANE
144
ACADEMICS
151
GAS MASKS AND PRESSURE CHAMBERS
158
FROM LUSHNESS TO DUST
163
COLD STEEL
167
GROUND RANGE
174
THE SKEET SHACK
180
FIRST FLIGHTS
186
BOYS TOWN
207
ANNOYANCES
216
VOICES FROM HOME
220
SATURDAY NIGHTS
224
WASHING BACK
229
GUNNER S WINGS
235
BUGS AND BOMBSIGHTS
240
THE BOMBING OLYMPICS
245
MIND AND BODY
251
FLEECE
257
CHECK RIDE
261
ASCENDING AND DESCENDING
267
VI
THE GHOST PLANE
275
NEGLIGENCE OF DUTY,
INSUBORDINATION AND OTHER SINS
280
THE WAY WITH SOME
TEXANS
287
THE SQUEAK OF SNOW
293
A TRIP NORTH
299
A TASTE OF WINTER
304
THE FAIRGROUNDS
308
SALT LAKE CITY
313
MORALJUDGMENT
318
TRAIN WHISTLES
323
BACK TO THE BAYOUS
327
ALEXANDRIA
332
A BINDING OF LIVES
336
THE FLYING FORTRESS
343
THE UNEXPECTED
348
BEFORE DAWN
352
BLACKNESS
357
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
361
TWO WAYS OF SEEING BATON ROUGE
366
TO ERR IS HUMAN
370
THE NAVIGATOR
374
THE SQUALL
379
ON THE EDGE OF THE STRATOSPHERE
383
THE FINAL DAYS
389
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