Letters from the War - Between the Lines

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AUTHOR: Elaine N. Balsley
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FORMAT: Hard Cover

This full-color book is written by Ohio resident, Elaine Balsley, about her late uncle, SSgt William James McQuoid, Jr.. Bill served his country in WWII as a U. S. Army Air Corps tail gunner on a B-17. Bill, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, was on his 21st mission May 12, 1944, when his plane was shot down just 6 miles from the Swiss border on a mission to an Aircraft Repair Depot in Zwickau, GE. Elaine's mother, Elizabeth McQuoid Brethauer, kept all her brother's letters, photographs, letters from the War Department, U. S. Army Air Corps, a certificate from the late President John F. Kennedy, and letters from others. Also included in the book are Elaine's original drawings and poetry. For B-17 buffs, this book is a good source of information contained in the letters and several of the appendices included at the back of the book.