Warriors

The Story of One of the USAAF's Great Fighret Leaders, Col. Gerald R. Johnson

By: John R. Bruning

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Paperback | 1 November 2003

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Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Tragically, though Johnson had survived three combat tours, which included a mid-air collision with a Japanese aircraft and being shot down by friendly fire, the new father disappeared without a trace while flying a courier mission one month after the war's end.

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xv
Of Innocence Lost
Chrysalis	p. 3
The Would-Be Dentist	p. 9
Jackpots and Dodos	p. 17
I Wanted Wings	p. 31
The Green Death Squadron	p. 39
Frozen Wings
The Backwater War	p. 55
Three Missions to Kiska	p. 57
Jungle Wings
New Guinea Dog Days	p. 69
The Long Hard Summer	p. 81
On the Deck	p. 93
Wewak Slaughterhouse	p. 103
First Command	p. 109
October Heartbreak	p. 115
Bloody Tuesday
Wavetop Surprise	p. 127
Fighter Leader
Republic's Abortion	p. 143
Summer Homecoming	p. 167
Puck in a P-38
Knights Over Balikpapan	p. 177
Storm Over Leyte	p. 187
Wingtip to Wingtip, Wave After Wave	p. 221
Last Leave, Last Look	p. 233
Point of Departure, Point of Despair
Goodnight, Sweetheart	p. 239
Epilogue	p. 243
Glossary	p. 249
Notes on Sources	p. 251
Index	p. 253
About the Author	p. 261
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