An account of the McGowan and Coleman families of West Tennessee and the Biggart, Carter and Davidson families that formed them. This is not a genealogical study but a book about the two families aimed primarily at their descendants.
An account of the McGowan and Coleman families of West Tennessee and the Biggart, Carter and Davidson families that formed them. This is not a genealo...
HAULING TRASH is Sam McGowan's account of his experiences as a US Air Force aircrew member in the Vietnam Era. It starts with an account of his boyhood on a West Tennessee cotton farm, then moves into his military experiences, beginning in July 1963. Over the next twelve years he not only saw a good part of the world, he saw combat in Southeast Asia as a C-130 crewmember. During his first overseas tour at Naha, Okinawa he flew dangerous forward air controller/flare missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. After an eighteen month sojurn as a C-141 crewmember in Military...
HAULING TRASH is Sam McGowan's account of his experiences as a US Air Force aircrew member in the Vietnam Era. It starts with an account of his boyhoo...
A collection of Sam McGowan's articles on World War II, some of which were published in World War II and WW II History magazines. Included are articles on the attack on Clark Field, Pappy Gunn, a comparison of the B-17 and B-24, the development of the atomic bomb and a discussion of a long-classified report on the Japanese generals responsible for defending Kyushu.
A collection of Sam McGowan's articles on World War II, some of which were published in World War II and WW II History magazines. Included are article...
Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Second Edition, is a revision of the 2011 publication. Included are additional information on the Bamboo Fleet, a rag-tag group of airmen who flew supplies to Bataan in single-engine airplanes in the last weeks of the battle for the Philippines. Other chapters have been rewritten for clarity and to provide additional information for the reader's edification.
Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Second Edition, is a revision of the 2011 publication. Included are additional information on the Bamboo Fleet, a rag-tag...
Trash Haulers is the story of the US Air Force troop carrier/tactical airlift mission as it was performed by C-130 aircrews assigned to Tactical Air Command, Pacific Air Forces, Alaska Air Command and United States Air Forces Europe prior to and during the Vietnam War. This is a revision of an earlier title in a larger format with pictures.
Trash Haulers is the story of the US Air Force troop carrier/tactical airlift mission as it was performed by C-130 aircrews assigned to Tactical Air C...