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  262. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 20–21.

  263. “Question Mark,” Journal of the Air Force Association, March 2003, www.afa.org.

  264. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 415.

  265. “Misery and Teamwork Over Misburg, 26 November 1944,” by Frank Federici and Lt. Col. Vincent Mazza, ret., www.445thbomb-group.com.

  266. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer, 57.

  267. Ibid., 69.

  268. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 322–323.

  269. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer, 70. Statement of Bud Klint.

  270. Ibid., 101.

  271. E. T. McMullen, “Aspects of Air Power in WWII, Including Bert Ramsey, E. L. McMullen, and Others,” memorial and dedication service for Lt. Bert H. Ramsey Jr., Nov. 25, 1945, author of poem unknown, http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu.

  272. Ibid.

  273. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 361–62.

  274. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer, 59–60.

  275. Ibid.

  276. North, War Stories III, 147.

  277. Ibid., 148–49.

  278. Starting Point Study Bible, “Commit,” 1564.

  279. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 73.

  280. Ibid., 103.

  281. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book, 95.

  282. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 398.

  283. John Frisbee, “Into the Mouth of Hell,” Journal of the Air Force Association, September 1988, www.afa.org.

  284. North, War Stories III, 157.

  285. S. Clayton Moore quoting McGovern in “The Outspoken American,” Airport Journals, May 2006.

  286. Ibid.

  287. George McGovern, “The Reason Why,” The Nation, April 21, 2003, www.thenation.com.

  288. Edward A. Brandt, My Life as I Care to Remember It. Used by permission.

  289. Ruben G. Bork, My Last Combat Mission, Quentin C. Anderson, http://pages.prodigy.net/rebeljack/Bork.html.

  290. Art Kramer’s WWII Stories,“The Pilot Who Wouldn’t Fly,” www.coastcomp.com/artkramer.

  291. “Hitting the Deck at Karlruhe, Germany,” by Frank W. Federici, www.445thbomb-group.com.

  292. Ibid.

  293. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 325–26.

  294. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 93–94.

  295. Australians in the Pacific War, Pilot Officer Peter Gibbes, 6.

  296. Ibid.

  297. The “chaplain” of this story is Francis Spellman, the Archbishop of New York. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1946. This story and the quotes are from his 1944 classic, The Risen Soldier.

  298. Ibid.

  299. Ibid.

  300. Ibid.

  301. Astor, The Mighty Eighth, 247.

  302. Ibid., 502–3.

  303. Ibid., 321–22.

  304. Ibid.

  305. Miller, The Story of World War II, 261.

  306. Ibid.

  307. www.nps.gov.

  308. “ Liberty Ships: An Overview, ” www.fiu.edu.

  309. From sermons by Bill Hayes ( http://revbill.wordpess.com) and Norman Lao (http://jlrcm2008.wordpress.com).

  310. Central Illinois World War II Stories, “On the Homefront,” by Capri East, atlas.illinois.edu.

  311. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, 32.

  312. North, War Stories III, 194–97.

  313. Ibid.

  314. Greene, Once Upon a Town, 33.

  315. Tobin, Ernie Pyle’s War, 100.

  316. Ibid.

  317. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 58–59.

  318. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 157.

  319. Ferguson, The Edge.

  320. Ibid.

  321. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 67–69.

  322. Ibid., 70.

  323. Chaplain (Capt.) William W. Edel, U.S. Navy, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book.

  324. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 251–52.

  325. Ibid., 115.

  326. A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors.

  327. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 55–56.

  328. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 84–85.

  329. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 332.

  330. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, 76–77.

  331. Dabbs, World War II Shared Memories, 77–78.

  332. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 57.

  333. Robert Browning, Prospice, written in 1861, months after his wife’s death.

  334. Spellman, The Risen Soldier, 38–39.

  335. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 97–98.

  336. Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer, www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

  337. Ibid.

  338. Jerry Oncken, “Orange Juice Kiss,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.

  339. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 237.

  340. Ibid., 56.

  341. Ibid.

  342. Ibid., 138.

  343. Popular song of WW I, written by Lena Ford and Ivor Novello.

  344. Lifoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 233–34. Letter from the MacArthur Memorial Archives and Library, Norfolk, VA. Record Group 3, SW Pac Area, CIC Correspondence. Reprinted by Litoff with permission.

  345. H. Smith Shumway, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com

  346. Ibid.

  347. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains, 71, quoting Robert Sherrod, www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

  348. Skelly, The Military Chaplaincy of the U.S. Army, 19. Used by permission.

  349. From “What Are We Fighting For?” by Samuel Shoemaker, quoted by Steven Gertz, “Christianity History Corner: Just War, Just Nation?” Oct. 1, 2002, www.christianitytoday.com.

  350. Potter and Nimitz, Seapower, 772.

  351. Remarks by Secretary of the Navy The Honorable Gordon R. England at the 1st Marine Division Annual Memorial, Washington, DC, 13 August 2004, www.navy.mil.

  352. Ibid.

  353. Rose, Evidence Not Seen, 57. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

  354. Ibid.

  355. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 41–42.

  356. Richard Bruce Watkins, Capt. USMCR (ret), “Brothers in Battle,” http://brothersinbattle.net.

  357. Ibid.

  358. Ibid.

  359. Costello, Our Sunday Visitor, 354.

  360. Ibid.

  361. www.arlingtoncemetery.com, “Chaplains Hill and Three Monuments.”

  362. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains, 201–2. www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

  363. Ibid.

  364. U.S. Air Force Military Biographies, http://findarticles.com.

  365. Hanson R. Boney, “Chaplain POWs in the Pacific Theater,” US Army Chaplain Center and School, www.usachcs.army.mil.

  366. Ibid.

  367. Mohri, Rainbow over Hell, 128.

  368. Ibid., 129.

  369. Ibid.

  370. Ibid.

  371. Ibid.

  372. Medal of Honor Citation, Fred Faulkner Lester, Medical Corpsman, 1st Battalion, 22nd Marines, http://22dmarines.org.

  373. Richard Bruce Watkins, Capt. USMCR (ret), “Brothers in Battle,” http://brothersinbattle.net.

  374. Yazmin Lazcano, “Carlos Carrillo Quintana,” U.S. Latino and Latina World War II History Project, www.lib.utexas.edu/ww2latinos.

  375. Marine Corps History and Museums Division, Marines in World War II Commemorative Series, “Navy Chaplains,” www.nps.gov.

  376. Ibid.

  377. Ibid.

  378. “A Hero and His Everlasting Love,” by James Adcock, as told to his daughter Nancy White, Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.edu.

  379. Ibid.

  380. Ibid.

  381. Medal of Honor citation, Major Gregory Boyington, USMCR, www.pappyboyingtonfield.com.

  382. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, www.medalofhonor.com.

 
383. Ibid., quoting from Boyington’s book, Baa Baa Black Sheep.

  384. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains, 188–89. www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

  385. Eunice Kim, “WWII Vet Honored for his Service, Faith,” The Statesman Journal, March 30, 2008, www.statesmanjournal.com.

  386. Ibid.

  387. Words and music by James Black, 1893.

  388. Hornfischer, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, 22, 36–37.

  389. Ibid., 150.

  390. Ibid., 406.

  391. Ibid., 269.

  392. Ibid., 425.

  393. Ibid., 426–27.

  394. Faith Magazine, quoting Lewis L. Haynes article in Saturday Evening Post, August 6, 1955, www.catholicmil.org, search “conway.”

  395. Rickenbacker, Rickenbacker, 316

  396. Ibid., 318. The group was rescued on November 13, 1942, after twenty-four days at sea. Seven of the eight survived.

  397. Ibid., 243.

  398. Ibid., 7–8.

  399. From an article by Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press, “WWII Pilot Repaid Village That Saved His Life,” San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2008, www.sfgate.com.

  400. Ibid.

  401. Ernie Pyle, www.ussconklin.org.

  402. Timeline, 6/5/45, www.ussconklin.org., and “The Story of Frederick Morris and Clifford Farr of the USS Conklin in the Typhoon of June 1945,” Destroyer Escort Sailors Association, www. desausa.org.

  403. Potter and Nimitz, Seapower, 768.

  404. Miller, The Story of World War II, 372.

  405. “World War II Famous Quotes,” from J. D. Potter, Admiral of the Pacific, http://members.aol.com/forcountry/ww2/quo.htm.

  406. Snaddon, Through the Valley of the Shadow.

  407. Ibid.

  408. Ibid.

  409. Directive for Operation Overlord, Potter and Nimitz, Seapower, 605.

  410. Lewis, D-Day, 38–39, quoting Alan Moorehead.

  411. Ibid.

  412. www.army.mil.

  413. Bob Benvenuto, “I Join the Navy—The Reality & the Realization,” Http://members.aol.com/famjustin/LST7.html.

  414. Lewis, D-Day, 60–61.

  415. Abide with Me, Henry Lyte and William Monk, 1847. Four of eight stanzas. Written as Lyte was dying of tuberculosis.

  416. Elson, 9 Lives, 68. Used by permission.

  417. Leslie Palmer Cruise, Jr., Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com

  418. Ibid.

  419. Lewis, D-Day, 66.

  420. Ward Smith, “I Saw Them Jump to Destiny,” BBC, “News of the World,” www.6juin1944.com.

  421. Malcolm Brennen, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  422. Ibid. Excerpts from Trees, by Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918).

  423. Marie-T Lavieille, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  424. William E. Smith (the son of Lt. Smith), “D-Day on Omaha from the Eyes of a Forward Observer,” Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  425. Ibid.

  426. Langer, World War II, 211.

  427. Elson, 9 Lives, 72–74. Used by permission.

  428. James H. Jordan, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  429. Ibid.

  430. Harley A. Reynolds, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  431. Ibid.

  432. Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858–1901), “Be Strong.”

  433. Story of John Burkhalter, www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/d-day.html.

  434. A nineteenth century hymn by George Duffield and George Webb.

  435. Quoting an article by Ernie Pyle in the Stars and Stripes newspaper, June 1944.

  436. Story of John Burkhalter, www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/d-day.html.

  437. Distinguished Service Cross Citation, Capt. Joseph T. Dawson, www.homeofheroes.com.

  438. Lewis, D-Day, 282.

  439. Ibid., 284.

  440. George A. Davison, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  441. Ibid.

  442. Albert J. Berard, Men of D-Day, www.6juin1944.com.

  443. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 50–51.

  444. “The Little Pocket Bible,” by Dianne Smart, Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu. The Bible is now on display in the D-Day Museum on Utah Beach in France.

  445. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 46–47.

  446. Quentin C. Anderson, A Fighter Pilot’s Story, The Face of War, http://prodigy.com/fighterpilot.

  447. Ibid.

  448. Myron Eberle, “World War II Stories: The Hand of God?” LeadershipU, www.leaderu.com.

  449. Ibid.

  450. Litoff and Smith, Since You Went Away, 45–46.

  451. Ibid.

  452. Onward, Christian Soldiers, 1865, selected verses, words by Sabine Baring-Gould, music by Arthur S. Sullivan.

  453. Stagg, Forecast for Overlord, 15.

  454. Potter and Nimitz, Seapower, 613.

  455. www.archives.gov/education/lessons/d-day-message.

  456. Ronald Reagan, “Remarks at the Ranger Monument,” www.reaganfoundation.org.

  457. German Surrender Documents, www.seattleu.edu.

  458. Bonhoeffer, Ethics, 355–57.

  459. Ibid., 15.

  460. Ibid.

  461. Ibid.

  462. Ibid.

  463. Ibid., 112, quoted by James Dobson, “A Day of Prayer that Changed History,” May 2000, www.focusonthefamilycom..

  464. Ibid.

  465. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 62–63.

  466. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 448.

  467. “The Story of the Prayer,” by Msgr. James H. O’Neill, www.pattonhq.com

  468. Ibid.

  469. Ibid.

  470. Patrick O’Donnell, “Night Raid,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.

  471. Elson, 9 Lives, 24–26. Used by permission.

  472. Ibid., 29.

  473. Letter written by Francis E. R. Ambler in May 1943, Peoples War, www.bbc.co.uk.

  474. Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Mar. 4, 1865.

  475. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 420–24. Unfortunately, that relief would never come. By the 26th of September 1944, only 2,400 of 9,000 British paratroopers would make it back to friendly lines.

  476. Prayer of St. Francis of Sales, Elson, 9 Lives, 59. Used by permission. Corrected version from www.catholic.org.

  477. “The Story of the Prayer,” by Msgr. James H. O’Neill, www.pattonhq.com. Article includes these notes: “From the Review of the News 6 October 1971. This article appeared as a government document in 1950. At the time it appeared in the Review of the News, Msgr. O’Neill was a retired Brigadier General living in Pueblo, Colorado.”

  478. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains, 149, www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

  479. Ibid.

  480. Charles Ziers, “A Purple Heart,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu. and “Memorial Day-Letter from WWII Soldier,” www.blackfive.net.

  481. Ibid.

  482. Ibid.

  483. Spellman, The Risen Soldier, 6–7, 10.

  484. Skelly, The Military Chaplaincy of the U.S. Army, 16, quoting from Eichhorn, The GI’s Rabbi.

  485. Avigdor, From Prison to Pulpit, 230. Used by permission.

  486. Patricia Moorhead, “An Irish Chaplain’s Memories of D-Day Landings,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

  487. Ibid.

  488. Barrie Stephenson, “The Simple Faith of a Prisoner of War,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

  489. Ibid.

  490. North, War Stories III, 265.

  491. Ibid.

  492. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 441, quoting Martha Gellhorn.

  493. Ibid., 445.

  494. Lewis, D-Day, 279.

  495. Lawrence Donkin, “Two Wars,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.

  496. Ibid.

  497. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 84–85.

  498. Warren, The Purpo
se Driven Life, 194.

  499. Spellman, The Risen Soldier, 33–35.

  500. Greg Bradsher, “Nazi Gold: The Merkers Mine Treasure,” The U.S. National Archives, www.archives.gov.

  501. George VI, radio broadcast, VE Day, 8 May 1945, The British Monarchy, www.colinburns.com.

  502. Abraham Lincoln, in response to a question during the Civil War, www.collegeboard.com and www.leaderu.com.

  503. Potter and Nimitz, Seapower, 827.

  504. “Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt,” The Avalon Project, www.yale.edu.

  505. “Antwerp Ahoy,” by an unknown author. Found in the ship’s library of the SS John W. Brown, www.liberty-ship.com.

  506. Congressional Medal of Honor citation, Capt. Joseph T. O’Callahan, www.medalofhonor.com.

  507. Capt. Joseph T. O’Callahan, www.medalofhonor.com/worldwariio.htm.

  508. “USS Franklin : Struck by a Japanese Dive Bomber During World War II,” www.history.net.

  509. Miller, The Story of World War II, 542.

  510. Ibid., 541.

  511. Ibid.

  512. Ibid., 554.

  513. Ibid., 552.

  514. Ibid., 553.

  515. O’Neill , The Oxford Essential Guide to World War II, 206.

  516. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II, 551–52.

  517. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book, 75.

  518. Carroll, Grace under Fire, 67–68.

  519. New York War Stories, “Approaching the End of World War II Veterans,” submitted by John Bezpa, WNET New York, www.thirteen.org.

  520. Ibid.

  521. Crosby, Battlefield Chaplains, 201, www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

  522. Ibid., 226.

  523. Religion and Ethics Newsletter, May 28, 2004, www.pbs.org. Excerpt from National Cathedral’s exhibition, “Faith and Courage: U.S. Chaplains Service in World War II.”

  524. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book, 12.

  525. Rose, Evidence Not Seen, 198. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

  526. Ibid.

  527. “Biography of Harry S. Truman,” www.whitehouse.gov.

  528. “Harry Truman Speaks,” compiled by Raymond Geselbracht, Truman Library Archival Reference, www.trumanlibrary.org.

  529. Ibid.

  530. Ibid.

  531. “Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, issued at Potsdam, July 26, 1945,” National Diet Library, Government of Japan, www.ndl.go.jp/constitution.

  532. Hersey, Hiroshima, 61.

  533. Hymn 123, Lutheran Hymnal, selected verses. www.lutheran-hymnal.com.

  534. Hersey, Hiroshima, 124–25.

  535. The American Presidency Project, University of California at Santa Barbara, www.presidency.ucsb.edu.

 

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