[6], 195 pages, illustrations, boards, fine. William W. Wells was born in Nashville and is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. After serving in World War II, he was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and served for two years as a fighter pilot. Based on a collection of more than 180 letters that Wells wrote home to his family while he was taking fighter pilot training in England. He was an escort for Joseph Kennedy Jr.'s secret mission when Kennedy's plane exploded. He tells of his part in D-day and of the special mission to Russia, Italy and return to England - a so-called 'Shuttle Mission.' Also included are a number of mission summaries exactly as they were recorded.

WILLIAM WELLS LETTERS FROM AIRMAN WWII WORLD WAR TWO