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Aircraft accidents Investigation Palau Airmen United States Biography Escapes Yugoslavia HISTORY / General HISTORY / Military / World War II HISTORY / United States / General Operation Halyard, 1944 World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Missing in action Palau World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations YugoslaviaHylton, Wil S.
Summary: " From a mesmerizing storyteller, the gripping search for a missing World War II crew, their bomber plane, and their legacy. On September 1, 1944, a massive American bomber carrying eleven men vanished over the tiny Pacific archipelago of Palau, leaving behind a trail of mysteries. For more than sixty years, the U.S. government, the children of the missing airmen, and a maverick team of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 HYLFreeman, Gregory A.
Summary: In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped and sheltered for months by villagers behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of Operation Halyard, a story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery, is now being told for the first time.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nal Caliber 2007