I graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, 20 years ago this year. The milestone caused me to reflect on my undergraduate thesis on the topic of World War II nose art—one of longtime personal interest. WWII aviation was introduced to me by my grandfather, who earned his Navy aviator’s wings flying an F4U Corsair with fighter squadron VBF-98 in Los Alamitos, California. He was spared from combat missions when Japan surrendered in Septemb…
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