| Millville Army Air Field: America's First Defense Airport Contributor(s): Galluzzo, John J. (Author), Millville Army Air Field Museum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738575194 ISBN-13: 9780738575193 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Military - Aviation |
| Dewey: 358.417 |
| LCCN: 2010940242 |
| Series: Images of Aviation |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Millville had always been known for its glassmaking, but with the outbreak of World War II, the community s identity was primed to change forever. A private civilian airfield gave way to the creation of America s first defense airport, the training ground for the U.S. Army s Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots. Bright and brave young men from across the country converged on Millville in the early 1940s to learn to fly and fight for freedom. Some died in training; others flew into history as heroes. While in Millville, they lived the average lives of the country s military men, playing baseball, flirting with the girls at the local USO dances, and attending Sunday night dinners with local families, creating lifelong friendships in a time when a young man s life expectancy was in the hands of America s enemies." |
Contributor Bio(s): Galluzzo, John J.: - John J. Galluzzo is the author of more than a dozen Arcadia Publishing titles, including Camp Edwards and Otis Air Force Base and Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations in Massachusetts and New Jersey Coast Guard Stations and Rumrunners. The Millville Army Air Field Museum, founded in 1983, preserves the story of American military aviation from the early days of flight to modern conflicts through exhibits and educational programming. |