Avoiding Muddy Foxholes (ePub)
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The future looked bright for many young men before the United States entered World War II on December 7th, 1941. Richard (Dick) Loveless from Washington, DC, was no exception. He had joined an apprenticeship program to follow in his dads' footsteps to become an electrician. The prospects were good for Dick as he seemed to have what it took to succeed. Handsome and athletic, he had charmed his way into the heart of Mary Lu Farrell, a beautiful and equally talented girl from Northwest Washington, DC.
Though neither really discussed it, marriage was undoubtedly on the horizon. Unfortunately, a war got in the way. He was forced to decide between being drafted into the Army or enlisting so he could choose what branch of the service he would serve. Dick enlisted. Regrettably, enlisting didn't matter; he wound up in the coastal artillery. As luck would have it, an opportunity to join the Air Corps presented itself, and Dick took it.
Thus, the adventure began for Dick. From boot camp and flight school to flying bombing missions over Germany for the 388th Bombardment Group, things never got easier. But it was only in his sixth mission over Stuttgart, Germany, that his strength, courage, and faith were put to the ultimate test. No training could prepare him for what lay ahead.
Eighty years later, Dicks oldest son finally made good on a promise he made him. He vowed never to let his father's remarkable story go untold, so Avoiding Muddy Foxholes is his story.
Even though his career had been in electrical contracting, Jim loved writing. If something piqued his interest, he wrote about it. A friend once joked, If I could steal anyone's laptop, it would be Jim's just so I could read all the adventures he's written about.
Before his retirement, Jim's first real challenge as a writer came when he started writing a column about his dog in his dog club's newsletter. It was called Brooks World and was written as the dogs told their story. It was a big hit and led to his first published book and audiobook, Big Paws, Bigger Heart, a Dogs Memoir.
After fifty years as a third-generation Loveless in the electrical contracting business, Jim retired, ending a one-hundred-year family presence in the industry. Still, the one thing he never gave up on was his interest in his father's adventures during the war. Jim was very proud of what his father did and could spend countless hours talking about it to anyone willing to listen. He has done extensive research and has a wide-ranging library about the air war in Europe during World War II.
Though people loved his work, a much bigger task lay ahead, writing his father's story, which he had wanted to do for what seemed to be forever. The day after he retired, work started in earnest, and two and a half years later, his labor of love was finally complete.
- Autor: Jim Loveless
- 2023, Englisch
- Verlag: Outskirts Press
- ISBN-10: 1977267505
- ISBN-13: 9781977267504
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2023
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- Dateiformat: ePub
- Größe: 1.49 MB
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