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Air Combat With the Mighty 8th : A Teenage Warrior in World War II
author
:
Cramer, William L. Cramer.
publisher
:
Eakin Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0890159394
print isbn13
:
9780890159392
ebook isbn13
:
9780585305240
language
:
English
subject
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
publication date
:
1993
lcc
:
D811.C73 1993eb
ddc
:
940.54/8173
subject
:
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Page i
Air Combat with the Mighty 8th
A Teenage Warrior in World War II
By Wm. L. Cramer, Jr.
Page ii
FIRST EDITION
Copyright 1993 By William L. Cramer, Jr.
Published in the United States of America By Eakin Press An Imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 Austin, TX 78709-0159
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included in a review appearing in a newspaper or magazine.
ISBN 0-89015-939-4
Page iii
To the youth of today... This is just one story of what my genera tion did for our country and future generations during World War II. We didn't use or even know about drugs. We didn't need them because we got our "highs" flying airplaines and knowing we were serving our country. We only had one "gang," the Army Air Corps. We also felt that you, our future generations, would be worth our sacrifices.
To my wife for over thirty years, Mabel Lawson Cramer. You are the best thing to happen to me, and every day "you light up my life."
To my son, Capt. Alden S. Cramer, USAF. I have always been proud of you, and I'm pleased you took my place in the Air Force. To my granddaughter, Samantha Cramer. We went all the way to St. Vito, Italy, to see you when you were born; it was worth the trip.
To my grandson, Richie Cramer. You are all boy, so I know you must be enjoying your dad's assignment to Alaska. To my mother, Helen Winninger Cramer, for teaching me so many things about life and how to be a gentleman, even before I started school. You prepared me well.
Page iv
To my grandmother, Margaret Boulware Cramer. You gave me a loving home after my mother died and continued her teaching of life. I shall never forget you.
To my uncle, Russell Elton Cramer. You were like a father to me, and I shall always remember you gave me my first new bicycle.
To my aunt, Marie Diskin Cramer. Your laughter always told me you were the one in the Cramer family with a wonderful sense of humor.
To my aunt, Verna Cramer Easton. You helped my grandmother raise me as though I was your own son but you did spoil me. To my father, William Lowell Cramer, Sr. I always regretted we did not have a meaningful father-son relationship. However, that made me strive to succeed in everything I did, just to show you I could.
Page v
Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
1. Basic Training
1
2. Bombardier Training
6
3. Aerial Gunnery School
10
4. Combat Crew Training I
14
5. Combat Crew Training II
22
6. En Route to War
30
7. The Beginning of Air Combat
37
8. A Pause in My War
42
9. Rejoining the Fight
49
10. After D-Day
65
11. Second Combat Tour
85
12. "Breakfast at three, briefing at four!"
96
13. Prisoner of War
103
14. The Escape
109
15. Home at Last
121
16. My Quest
132
William L. Cramer, Jr., Post World War II
149
Index
155
Page vii
Acknowledgments
I would like to express my appreciation to many friends and associates for their kind criticism and guidance as I wrote this, my first book. Since this is an autobiography, I knew more about the subject than anyone else but did not know how best to relate the story to others. Tom Wilcox, a fellow evader and author of his own story, One Man's Destiny, took the time to edit completely and provide suggestions. Reading Tom's book inspired me to write my own.
At weekly readings before fellow members of the Trinity Arts Writers' Associates (TAWA), their critiques and suggestions were very valuable. Jack Fryrear and Jeff Buehner, who edited my manuscript from beginning to end, provided very worthwhile assistance.
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