Major John “Lucky” Luckadoo, U.S. Army Air Corps (Ret.), embodies the spirit of resilience and heroism that defined the Greatest Generation. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1922, Luckadoo came of age during the Great Depression and later volunteered for...
Wesley WellsWesley Wells was a B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret Gunner with the most decorated Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force in World War II. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he was introduced to target-shooting at an early age and had won a national level...
Robert K. Morgan commanded one of the Army Air Force’s most famous heavy bombers during World War 11. Although many crews later completed 25 combat sorties, Morgan and the other nine men of the “Memphis Belle” were the first to reach that goal as a...
Fred J. Ascani was a key figure in Air Force experimental aircraft flight testing. He became a test pilot after flying 53 combat missions in B-17s over Europe. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1917, he grew up in Rockford, Illinois. Ascani entered flight training after...
