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    My Flight: From Farm Boy to Fly-Boy
    My Flight: From Farm Boy to Fly-Boy
    My Flight: From Farm Boy to Fly-Boy
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    My Flight: From Farm Boy to Fly-Boy

    By Lt. Col. Jesse C Wilkins

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    With the dying rate of World War II veterans, now at 30,000 per month, I thought it would be fitting and appropriate to set forth my experiences during those years of America's greatness and the nobility of its people and its warriors.
    Dedicated to my wife, Jimmie, who endured much, and to my children, who desired to know. These are my recollections of events, and I will not attempt to justify to anyone or any cause my views concerning events and perceived faults of people or for lapses of my memories.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateDec 15, 2010
    ISBN9781456822989
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