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On the Edge

By: Bill Disbrow

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In 1920 Bill Disbrow had his first airplane ride with his dad in a Jenny WWI trainer when he was five. This ignited his desire to be an Army Air Corps pilot. He finally applied in 1935 but failed his physical due to high blood pressure from excitement. He tried three more times. After Pearl Harbor, he was turned down because he was married, but the marriage ban was lifted and he was in and getting shot at. He always thought he could fly and sailed through Cadets in 1943, the oldest Cadet at 28. He was finally a pilot! He expected to go to P-38 fighter school but wound up as a B-24 co-pilot. His pilot and Bill flew their B-24 from Hamilton Field to Italy. Bill flew 50 missions for the 15th Air force, 455th Bomb Group, 741st Squadron. 25 of those mission he was first pilot in the B-24, Organized Confusion. He survived 7 missions to the Ploesti oil fields, the graveyard of the 15th Air Force. He returned to the U.S. in 1944 with the DFC and the Air Medal with 3 OLCs, where he attended Officers Armament School and graduated at the top of his class. He was later assigned to Colorado Springs where, as a recruiting officer, he flew anything they would let him. Bill In 1948, he was sent to Japan as an I & E officer and later Chief of Flight Test FEMCOM. Later he took an old C-47 to Korea, ferrying supplies to the troops and became stationed there in charge of field maintenance at Pusan. On his return to the states, Bill became the CO of the Air Force recruiting in Los Angeles where he built the Disbrow Special sportcar. Later he brought the car to Tyndal AFB in Florida and raced against General LeMay and others. There he flew F-86s and F-102s. He was sent back to Japan in charge of a fighter squadron and finally sent home to Travis AFB where he retired with 21 years of active duty. On retiring he would become an investigator, a high school teacher, a aircraft owner, a civilian flight instructor a resort owner, a house builder, a world-class snow skier in his age group, and an excellent ballroom dancer. He would sire four beautiful daughters by his wife Fay of 27 years; have 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren and still counting. through all the anxiety and adversities he had to contend with. He thanks his Lord Jesus Christ for making this all possible.

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Winlock Galey

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1890461334

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9781890461331

Ted Williams

The Pursuit of Perfection

By: Bill Nowlin,Jim Prime

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Ted Williams

The Pursuit of Perfection

By: Bill Nowlin,Jim Prime

Teddy Ballgame: A Tribute to Ted Williams is filled to the brim with wonderful photos and stories about the man who reigns today as the elder statesman of baseball. Agreed by most to be the greatest pure hitter in the history of the game, Teddy Ballgame is a lot more. He's a military hero as well, having served in two wars and having flown combat missions with John Glenn as a United States Marine Corps jet fighter pilot. As a celebrity, he has lent his name to numerable charitable efforts and his half-century of service in the cause of fighting children's cancer represents the longest association of any sports figure with a charitable cause. Among baseball fans, no one who watched the 1999 All Star Game will ever forget the moment when all the great Hall of Famers from the game's past broke ranks on the field at Fenway Park and flocked around Ted once he was brought to the mound. It was a spontaneous show of love and admiration for Teddy Ballgame. This book isn't just for Red Sox fans, it's for baseball fans of all ages and allegiances.

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282

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1582614954

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9781582614953

The Ones Who Got Away

By: Bill Yenne

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The Ones Who Got Away

By: Bill Yenne

A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down and evaded capture needed all of that and more if they were to make it back to friendly lines. These are their stories. Each is compiled from the original intelligence debrief written by the pilots or aircrew themselves. Bill Yenne details how a spider web of escape routes sprang up, created by the local Résistance. Downed airmen were clothed, given false papers, and hidden so they could be smuggled back to England. These efforts were then supplemented by Allied intelligence agents. But the risks remained the same. Capture could mean death. Their accounts are sometimes funny, often heartbreaking. P-47 pilot Joel McPherson feigned appendicitis and was able to escape from the local German military hospital – after he had his appendix removed. He spent weeks operating as a getaway driver for a Maquis bank robber gang before making it into neutral Spain. Bomber crewmen Fred Hartung and Norman Therrien found refuge at a French château, but later nearly froze to death crossing the icy Pyrenees with the Gestapo on their trail. The accounts of these men and others from the Mighty Eighth make this a story of defiance, foolhardiness, and bravery against the odds.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472858727

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9781472858726

East Orange

By: Bill Hart

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East Orange

By: Bill Hart

East Orange captures the magnificence of a community that was one of New Jerseys leading cities for the better part of the 20th century. This history is richly illustrated with photographs that speak of the beauty and wealth of East Orange from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. Here are the streets and structures, founders and builders, and famous and ordinary citizens, all in period dress. East Orange captures the magnificence of a community that was one of New Jerseys leading cities for the better part of the 20th century. This history is richly illustrated with photographs that speak of the beauty and wealth of East Orange from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. Here are the streets and structures, founders and builders, and famous and ordinary citizens, all in period dress.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073854549X

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9780738545493

King of the Rocks

A Memoir

By: Bill Green

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King of the Rocks

A Memoir

By: Bill Green

Bill Greens father died suddenly when he was in Belfast. Spring was coming on, and Ireland was turning into its fabled green. When he returned for the funeral, he landed at JFK airport on his way home to Pittsburgh. Oddly, while on the concourse, he felt like he was floating. Green felt a deep sense of euphoria. Why did he take pleasurefor even a momentin his fathers death? In his mind, he had committed a grave and unforgiveable sin. Who was this man, his father? Green believed that perhaps knowing more would relieve his unending sense of grief. King of the Rocks is a book about searching the past; it is about psychoanalysis and dreams and about finding clues in a cache of old photos and letters. It is about baseball, exotic travel, polio, absence and drink, and the dense granitic silence of men.

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255

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iUniverse

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1532022131

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9781532022135

This Day in New York Sports

By: Jordan Sprechman,Bill Shannon

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This Day in New York Sports

By: Jordan Sprechman,Bill Shannon

While not a 'picture book' in the traditional sense. This Day in New York Sports is a bit of a family photo album. It is the album of the family of New York sports over more than 150 years as expressed by a series of daily entries on each day of the year. Within the book you'll find famous members of the family and also those little noted nor long remembered. Day by day as you scroll through the years, you will be introduced (or may be re-introduced) to the names who made New York sports one of the most interesting and compelling dramas in the social history of America for the last century and a half.

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Sports Publishing LLC

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1571672540

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9781571672544

The History of Big Safari

By: Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired

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The History of Big Safari

By: Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired

For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art aircraft have been flown, operated, and maintained by men and women whose dedication and commitment have made the world a safer place. In The History of Big Safari, author Colonel Bill Grimes, a retired US Air Force officer, presents a history of this program, which has been in existence for more than sixty years. Born as a special acquisition program in 1952, Big Safari has been in a unique position to save lives by rapidly fielding essential systems with a quick-reaction capability to ensure decision makers on the battlefield and at the Pentagon have timely intelligence to plan and execute operations. Grimes shows how, without a special acquisition program such as Big Safari, the nation's ability to react to evolving dangers and threats would be mired in bureaucracy when timely responses are critical. With detailed cutaway illustrations revealing aircraft modifications and mission equipment, The History of Big Safari also includes photographs, sidebars, and anecdotes. It goes behind the scenes with the men and women who participated in the challenging projects and daring missions. It shares the development of cutting-edge technology and special mission aircraft, as well as the global events that necessitated these once-classified programs. Finally, it provides insight into long-veiled projects, operations, and missions that comprise the world under the purview of Big Safari.

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Archway Publishing

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1480804568

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9781480804562

Moments of Forever

Discovering the True Power and Importance of Your Life

By: Bill R. Path

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Moments of Forever

Discovering the True Power and Importance of Your Life

By: Bill R. Path

Do you wonder if your life really matters? Do you wonder how you fit into humanitys grand scheme? You are not alone. In moments of forever, Dr. Bill R. Path helps you discover your purpose in life and understand how to positively direct your life and influence the lives of those around you. He believes there is something special inside every one of ussomething of great and intrinsic value. He seeks to teach you how to use this value and search within yourself to find answers to some of lifes most persistent questions. moments of forever is a guidebook that will help you scale greater heights, achieve your lifes aspirations, and view your world in a new and different way. You can: gain an infinite perspective on life; recognize your immeasurable self-worth; understand your unbreakable human connection; comprehend how you relate to humanitys higher callings; cultivate incorruptible character within your life; realize your unlimited human potential; find purpose in every moment of life. Practical, inspirational, nonthreatening, nonjudgmental, and uncomplicated, moments of forever will help you put your life into context and uncover the true power and importance of your life.

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iUniverse

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1936236664

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On the Edge

By: Bill Disbrow

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On the Edge

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Champions of the Indianapolis 500

The Men who Have Won More Than Once

By: Bill Libby

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Champions of the Indianapolis 500

The Men who Have Won More Than Once

By: Bill Libby

Examines the lives and careers of nine racing drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 more than once.

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Dodd Mead

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0396073069

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On the Edge

On the Edge

Ted Williams

Ted Williams

The Ones Who Got Away

The Ones Who Got Away

East Orange

East Orange

King of the Rocks

King of the Rocks

This Day in New York Sports

This Day in New York Sports

The History of Big Safari

The History of Big Safari

Moments of Forever

Moments of Forever

On the Edge

On the Edge

Champions of the Indianapolis 500

Champions of the Indianapolis 500

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