A Memoir Beginning in 1918 - A profile in courage: the life of Cecil Alexander, Jr., a hero in war and a visionary in peace. In World War II, Alexander flew 60 bombing missions and was twice honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross. In peace-time, he studied at Georgia Tech, Yale, M.I.T., and Harvard with the brightest minds of his generation in architecture and design, and then returned home to help build a new Atlanta. In Alexander's vision, Atlanta should become a city modern in its skyline and modern in its thinking. The creation of uniquely beautiful buildings and the struggle for...