Waist Gunner [Paperback]

S. Sidney Ulmer (Author)

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Publication Date: December 13, 2000

Waist Gunner tellingly recaptures Davis Parker's 28 missions as a gunner on a B-24 bomber crew during World War II. Recording his forays against Japanese bases with diary immediacy and deep emotion, he speaks for many airmen in that place and time. And he makes the reader a part of it all.

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S. Sidney Ulmer was born on April 15, 1923 in North, SC. He joined the U.S. Army Air force on August 20, 1943. After completing training, he was assigned to a B-24 bomber crew as a tail gunner. On May 20 the crew arrived in Guadalcanal and was assigned to the 31st Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, in the 13th Air force. While completing 44 combat missions against Japanese bases, Ulmer was awarded the Air Medal, with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Philippine Liberation Medal, and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 6 battle stars. He returned to the U.S. in April 1945 and was discharged from service on October 10, 1945. Ulmer holds MA and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from Duke University. His teaching career spanned 32 years, the last 25 being at the University of Kentucky. He has previously published six books in the area of Judicial Processes and Constitutional Law.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp; 1 edition (December 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738817716
• ISBN-13: 978-0738817712
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,932,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A WWII Pacific War Rarity, October 8, 2011

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Really enjoyed this book. While most books of this genre focus on Europe this book gives an out of the ordinary perspective of the air war by a Bomber Waist Gunner in the Pacific Theatre. It Gave me some new perspectives on WWII Air Corps service and the hazards the Air Corps Bomber crews faced in the Pacific.