The Unseen Hand: The experience of a WWII POW and the Death March of 1945

By Bealer W Moore

In 1942, Bealer married his high school sweetheart, Nell. The next year, at the age of 21, with WWII raging, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served as a Radio Gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was assigned to the 8th Air Corps, the 100th Bomber Group (ominously nicknamed "The Bloody Hundredth").

On August 5, 1944, his crew's l

• Language: English
• Publisher: MoodSwinger’s Press
• Release date: Aug 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781735448220

Bealer W Moore

Bealer was born in Prince George County, VA, in 1922. He married Clara Garnell Moore in 1942. In 1943, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As a Technical Sergeant, he served as a Radio Operator on a B-17 until he was shot down over Germany. He became a POW for the remainder of the War. In civilian life, he worked for the US Postal Service until 1976. After retirement, Bealer and Nell moved to Belews Creek, NC, where he enjoyed painting, gardening, and playing guitar/banjo until he passed in 2002.

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