Edward Connor was barely out of high school when he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps before the beginning of World War II. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, he and thousands of other young men were quickly trained to conduct the air campaign in the Pacific. Stationed first in Australia and then in New Guinea, Connor describes his wartime experiences. He also describes his two decades of service in the U.S. Air Force as an electronic warfare officer — a "Raven." In his straightforward memoir, Connor recounts some of the most harrowing events experienced by a young man looking to serve his country and survive a terrible war.
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Edward D. Connor. Raven 5: An Airman's Story
Part I: World War II
‘We Don’t Know What the Hell to Do with You’
What Seemed Like a Week
‘What Meal Are They Serving Now?’
A Damn Bivouac and a Junior-Grader
Two Problems
Not a Single Casualty
They Advanced No Farther
Assuming the Prayer Position
Front Firing and Skip Bombing
Never Expected to Know a Four-Star General
The Sting of Battle
A Few Lighter Moments
Back to the States
Across the Pacific
Sudden Fame
A Hail of Rivets
Part II: Post-War and Cold War
OCS and a Scare at Home
Conflicts with the Colonel
Strike Three
EWO
Evading ‘Russkies’
SAC Duty
Across the Atlantic
Starting Up with Jets
One More Degree
Career’s End
About the Author
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