LUCKY?S LIFE IBD

Sinopse

The story of my uncle, William Rudolf Larson- nicknamed Lucky by his fellowápilots, is the account and authentic voice of a WWII TBF pilot told in his own words from more than 60 family letters and postcards to his proud parents and his kid-brother - my father. áLucky served on the USS Nashville before WWII, participated on the Doolittle Raid as a SOC pilot, and then trained in the new Avenger plane before shipping out to the Solomon Islands and bombing Japanese positions during the Bougainville Campaign of 1943. áSeveral of his aviation exploits were chronicled in the Chicago Daily News, the Oakland Tribune, the Divide County Journal, and the Williston Herald. áLucky',s letters to his home were saved in a pinewood Naval trunk for 70 years within the family. áUpon researching his life, the War Diary of his radioman was discovered and filled in the rich WWII history of Lucky and his fellow VC 38 squadron. áRecent declassified mission reports of VC 38',s heroic actions during the Bougainville Campaign also provide an insight into Lucky',s war experience and air battles. áSadly, Lucky never returned to the family farm in rural Divide County, North Dakota. áLucky was posthumously awarded the Air Medal. áThis book includes condolence letters from family members and VC 38 pilots, along with their individual stories and photographs. 43 TBF mission reports and over 150 unpublished WWII-era photographs and maps are included.