Jimmy's Letters: The Correspondence of an American WWII Fighter Pilot

By Elizabeth Badenhausen

Lieutenant James J Ferris III was a Fighter Pilot during WWII who flew 70 European missions before being killed on a Postwar Flying Mission in England on June 19, 1945. He flew a P-51 Mustang with the 368th Fighter Squadron / 359th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force. The story of his life during his service to his country is told through the letters and newspaper articles his mother collected and saved in a scrapbook. The scrapbook reveals the story of an idyllic young man who loved God, Family and his Country. This book is a recreation of the scrapbook that tells his story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781257171507

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Table of Contents

Copyright Page

Title Page

Preface

Jimmy's Letters

The Correspondence of an American WWII Fighter Pilot

Elizabeth Badenhausen

Preface

On July 1, 1945 Dolores E Ferris received a War Department telegram at her home in Englewood, NJ with the devastating news every soldiers parent fears. Her eldest son, 22 year old First Lieutenant James J Ferris III, was killed in England on June 19th.

As a tribute to her son and as a means to work through her grief, Dolores lovingly ... mournfully, gathered memorabilia of Jimmy’s time serving in our Country’s Second World War. She created