What follows in A Military Pilot s Exciting Life and Visit from the Hereafter is the fascinating account of a great American s life. In his honest, nostalgic style, Slaker recounts his experience flying over fifty missions as a World War II B-17 bomber pilot in Italy and North Africa. He relates the candid, often emotional aspects of war, and the effects war can have on a person s sense of morality and duty. Amidst the seriousness, the reader gets a charming glimpse into the era of 1940s big bands, movie stars, and camaraderie among servicemen. Slaker relates his experience meeting actresses Carole Lombard and Francis Langford even having dinner with Bob Hope.
From there, the story proceeds with Slaker s exciting years as a career Army pilot in the States. Slaker held numerous positions on various bases, and he pursued education at three different universities and even served as an associate professor. However, it was always the sky that called to him, and he stayed true to his love of flying.
Interspersed throughout the memoir, Slaker's softer side emerges as he details his turbulent often very unlucky love life and family life. His maternal grandmother, who promised to watch over him his whole life his Guardian Angel saves Slaker s life on numerous occasions. And after much hardship, true romantic love does find Slaker in a most unusual place. That love presents itself in a spiritual, magical way when Slaker is much older.
A Military Pilot s Exciting Life and Visit from the Hereafter is a touching, intimate account of an inspirational man of the Greatest Generation.
