Flyboys is the account of 9 World War 2 pilots(Aka: Flyboys) shot down over Chichi Jima which is close to the more well known Iwo Jima. One of the them who was later rescued by submarine became the 41st President George H.W. Bush. The book sheds light on a dark often unspoken part of the war with Japan. I had mixed feelings about the book but I still recommend it. James Bradley feels he has to show how bad Americans were during the war also. The author is son of Iwo Jima flag raiser John Bradley who also wrote Flags of our Fathers.
One of the downed flyers was at first addressed as "Unidentified Airman". After the book release he was later identified as Warren Hindenlang. Warren was a native of Foxboro, Massachusetts and was a 1937 graduate of Foxboro High School. August 4, 1944 he was shot down over Chichi Jima. He was later bayoneted and beheaded by his captors. What happened to his family afterwards is unknown. He was one of many paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War 2.
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