WW2 B24 Air Battle, Bail Out, and Rescue by USS Cobia Submarine
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Description: Survivor story of a B24 bomber being shot down in WW2 by Zeroes in the South Pacific, and the fortuitous rescue by the USS Cobia, by J.V. Vandruff.
JV Vandruff Autobiography Excerpt: WW2 South Pacific Air Battle and Submarine Rescue WW2 B24 Air Battle, Bail Out, and Rescue by USS Cobia In WW2, I was an Army Air Force 4-engine B-24 bomber pilot, 1st Lt. in the 13th Air Force, 5th Bombardment Group, 23rd Squadron. We were called the "Bomber Barons". I made 43 bombing missions in the South Pacific, was shot down twice, and picked up once by an American submarine, the USS Cobia.
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| Keywords: | J.V. Vandruff, Jean ValJean, JV, Gene, Van Druff, Submarine, WW2, South Pacific, History, Tribute, Honour, Rescue, Stories, Living, Pictures, Records, Art, Thirties, Forties, Photo, Pilots, War, Heroes, Army Air Force, AAF, B-24, B24, Liberator, Bombers, Parachute, Memorabilia, 13th Air Force, 5th Bomb Group, 23rd Squadron, Bomber Barons, Cobia, USS 245, Submarine, Navy, Anaheim, California, CA, CatalinaDog |
| Description: | Survivor story of B24 bomber being shot down in WW2 in the South Pacific, and fortuitous rescue by USS Cobia, by J.V. Vandruff. |
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