An inspiring true story of teamwork, camaraderie, and Americans at war.

PrefaceChapter 1: A Pilgrimage to the Mission Home-1942Chapter 2: Gunnery School and WeddingsChapter 3: Air Corps Cadet Training-January-April 1942Chapter 4 : Sunny Santa Ana-Ground School and Movie Stars-April 1942Chapter 5: Into the Wild Blue Yonder-May-September 1942Chapter 6: Bombardier School-May-July 1942Chapter 7: Seeing America from a Troop Train-August 1942Chapter 8: B-24 Liberator Training in Spokane-August-September 1942Chapter 9: B-24 Liberator Training in Topeka-September 1942Chapter 10: The 10th Man-A Short Trip HomeChapter 11: Long Beach, California-October 1942Chapter 12: Hamilton Army Air Field-October 1942Chapter 13: Liberators and Hula Girls-Hawaii-October 1942Chapter 14 American Aviators in the Bush: Iron Range Australia-November 1942Chapter 15: First Mission-15 November 1942Chapter 16: Between Mission-Iron Range December 1942Chapter 17: In the Heat of Battle-December 1942Chapter 18: Holidays in the Bush-December 1942-January 1943Chapter 19: The Letters Home-January 1943Chapter 20: Port Moresby, New Guinea-January 1943Chapter 21: 20th Mission-Lighthouses & Cargo Ships 19 January 1943Chapter 22: One More "Rekky"-Search for McMurria-22 January 1943Chapter 23: The Anniversary-March 1943Chapter 24: Schofield Barracks-April 1943Chapter 25 : Flying Leathernecks and Aviation Engineers on Saipan-June 1944Chapter 26: Saipan Invasion June 1944Chapter 27: Saipan Arrival 804th Aviation Engineers 1944Chapter 28: Saipan Landing D plus 5-20 June 1944Chapter 29 : Marine Observation Squadron VM0-4Chapter 30: Japanese Counter Attack on Aslito Airfield-26 June 1944Chapter 31: Drawn Home-1986EpilogueAfterwordAcknowledgments