Owen J. Baggett shot down a Japanese fighter aircraft… with a pistol…
Owen J. Baggett shot down a Japanese fighter aircraft… with a pistol…
Olds’ memoir is an outstanding achievement, and an American military classic. You will want to read this book.
“Levitow, by his selfless and heroic actions, saved the aircraft and its entire crew from certain death and destruction.”
“He was not a one-shot hero,” stated a Marine who served with McCarthy. “He was a hero at every campaign and everything he did.”
“Skipper, give me that blooper. My men are in trouble. I’ve got to go help my Marines.”
Kyle, the Editor and Founder of BZO, recently had the privilege of joining the Marines of Hotel Company, The Basic School (TBS) class 8-68, in Washington, D.C. for their 50th reunion.