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Pappy's War
A B-17 Gunner's World War II Memoir

By John "Pappy" Paris
Engineer and Top Turret Gunner, 600th Squadron

Below is an index to excerpts from Pappy's War - An B-17 Gunner's World War II Memoir by John "Pappy" Paris. John was a B-17 Engineer and Top Turret Gunner in the 398th Bomb Group, 600th Squadron during WWII.

Chapter Excerpts

  1. Pappy's War: A B-17 Gunner's World War II Memoir (pdf download) for Table of Contents and sample chapter for his 20 June 1944 Hamburg mission experiences (provided courtesy of the Merriam Press site)
  2. Pappy's War - The Black March, Escape, and Backup Joe by John "Pappy" Paris, provided Fall 2004 by John Paris

The Folger Crew

  1. Lt. Robert Folger, Pilot
  2. Lt. Hopp, CoPilot
  3. Lt. Busby, Bombardier
  4. Lt. Moses, Navigator,
  5. S/Sgt. Paris, Engineer, Top Turret, .
  6. Sgt. Sgt. Quinn, Radio,
  7. Sgt. Zeller, Waist, Gunner,
  8. Sgt. Harvey, Ball Turret,
  9. Sgt. Snyder, Tail Gunner,

A Merriam Press Press Original Publication, 218 Beach Street,Bennington, VT, ISBN 1-57638-210-9

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