TY - BOOK AU - Shepherd,Raymond F TI - On wings of the wind: World War II stories from a B-24 tail gunner AV - D811 .O595 PY - 0000///Not identified CY - [Place of publication not identified. PB - [Publisher not identified. KW - Shepherd, Raymond F. KW - Columbia International University KW - Alumni and alumnae KW - CIU Alumni Authors KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Personal narratives, American KW - Soldiers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - War stories, American N1 - Author's preface --; Introduction --; Let your flag fly --; I'll never do that --; Know your weapons --; Taking off in the dark --; Africa, snakes and me --; Prepare to meet thy God --; The Danube, not so blue --; Short, fat and 41 --; A day off --; A milk run --; Mistaken identity --; Victory in Europe; 2 N2 - "On wings of the wild related air combat from the rear view of the low-ranker in the suicide seat at the tail end of the plane. The 18-year old tail-gunner named Ray Shephard was the first GI a German fighter pilot had to kill before the German could destroy Ray's B-24 ER -